Russia claims to have a nuclear missile that outwits defenses. President Vladimir Putin calls it a warning against any nations that would attack Russia. Putin’s 1999 rise to power changed the country. […]
France’s presidential election put NATO and Russia in its crosshairs. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faced off against challenger Marine Le Pen in a potentially historic election. France once came close to war with the United States. […]
Workers repairing Notre Dame after a 2019 fire found a sarcophagus. The stone coffin is believed to be up to 700 years old. Forensics experts will soon exhume it. […]
President Joe Biden informally accused Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine. However, his comment is different from a determination of genocide by the U.S. government, which would require specific action. What constitutes genocide? […]
Two of Charles Darwin’s handwritten notebooks vanished in 2001. They were returned to Cambridge University anonymously in a pink bag after a 20-year search. His first notes on natural selection were inside. […]
The “Monster of Florence” killed eight couples in 18 years. More than 100,000 men were investigated for the crime and several arrested, but the case remains unsolved. Could eight, new double homicides in Italy be related? […]
After Rome left Britain, the nation saw tumultuous times. More than a half dozen Anglo-Saxon kingdoms sprang up all over Britain to fill the power vacuum left by the Romans. Royal graves from the era have just been discovered. […]
Europe’s southernmost glacier is an impending victim of climate change. Italian scientists hope to study and sample it before it melts completely. Glaciers are our largest sign of a changing climate. […]
Two and a half million Ukrainians have fled since Russia’s invasion. Many have been welcomed by countries historically slow to accept refugees. World War II ended in refugee crises, as well. […]
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has lost electricity vital to its cooling. Nuclear material could evaporate and discharge, although, it isn’t likely. Now is a perfect time to review radiation. […]
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