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In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

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In an oped in the Washington Post this week, former secretary of the navy Richard Danzig recommended deploying Elon Musk and ...

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President Trump has made it clear that he’s dead set on attacking our immigrant friends, families, and neighbors — and that ...

This year marks the quincentenary of the publication of First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522: An Account of Ferdinand ...

The US aid program began in earnest in the early stages of the Cold War, with an intention to beat off the contenders from ...

Every year of the past 10 has been the hottest on record, with 2024 topping the heat chart. It’s not only air temperatures ...