National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek's walks through the countryside of Japan have been unexpectedly lonely. That's ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international ...

When Spain went dark for a day, on April 30, the tiny village of San Vicente del Monte went about business as usual. The town maintained power because of an experimental lithium battery that many ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. A temporary restraining order now stops the government from pulling ...

It’s been five years since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, sparking one of the largest global protest movements in recent history. From the streets of London to Sydney, his ...

Yury Grigorovich has been described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. He was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with ...

When a Norwegian man woke up on Thursday, he found a container ship parked about 15 feet from his bedroom. Police say the officer steering the ship may have fallen asleep and let the 450-foot vessel ...

The leader of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has reportedly threatened to resign, according to reports in the Bangladeshi press. The 84-year-old Nobel Prize-winning economist has ...

The largest prisoner swap yet between Russia and Ukraine is currently underway. Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former staff member on the National Security ...

Two long-running conflicts in Africa are facing very different prospects right now. In Democratic Republic of Congo, a war between the state and the M23 rebels — backed by Rwanda — may be on the verge ...

Denmark’s parliament voted to raise what’s already the highest retirement age in Europe. As a result, the new retirement age in the country will hit 70 in the year 2040. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Carol ...

A multi-car pileup on a congested highway. That’s a worst-case scenario for drivers. But that’s exactly what engineers have created, on purpose, using the runway of a former military base in Scotland.