J ohn A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada, was born in 1815. Some years ago, as the bicentennial of Macdonald’s ...

Macdonald arrived at the county seat of Picton in 1833 to train as a lawyer. The law would ultimately enrich him and enable him to enter politics. Yet he had not reached his 20th birthday when he ...

Nonetheless, Eisenhower signed legislation making Alaska a state on July 7, 1958. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was officially ...

One of the most remote and harsh regions on Earth, much of Siberia is sparsely inhabited and difficult to access, with temperatures plummeting to even -50°C. It has a vast tundra, frozen lakes, and ...

Located in Jiangxi Province, in the southeastern part of the country, Poyang Lake plays a critical role in regulating floods ...

Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

Kiun B’s YouTube videos are mini documentaries about her life and the lives of the 800 people who live in her hometown of Yakutia, Siberia, aka the coldest town on Earth. The creator, who narrates the ...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan marks the 130th anniversary of Turar Ryskulov, a prominent statesman, scholar and diplomat. Renowned for ...

An “amphibious mouse” with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 ...

Experts not involved with the study agreed that the discovery was significant. There are “just very, very, very few” dog ...

Today is Christmas Day, a connection to some of the most ancient of all known northern European shamanic traditions. Like ...

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