In a sunlight-dappled room in UW-Madison’s Science Hall, between historical maps from around the planet, rests a world unlike ...

Archaeologists are excavating a Roman-era watchtower in Croatia that was "built in a strategic location" on the banks of the ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...