Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

Because previous world maps depicted only Europe, Asia, and Africa ... found the spice-rich Moluccas islands—which are in modern-day Indonesia—they technically fell into Portuguese territory ...

With images such as a lynx in Asia-Minor and Noah’s Ark in Armenia ... The advent of the Mercator Projection in the 16th century was a giant advancement, but modern map makers have tried to solve, or ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook the seafloor off Indonesia, sending a 100-foot wall of water to communities and killing over 220,000 people.

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Mira Shaib's first feature wears its influences on its sleeve, but transforms them admirably.

The first private museum of modern and contemporary art in Central Asia is to open next year in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. More than 700 artworks by Kazakh and Central Asian artists will ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

The bulk of your research has been on Islamic legal systems that prevailed in the Indian Ocean region, particularly Shafi’ism ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...