Born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1924, the improbably named Benoît B Mandelbröt – the ”B” stands for a non-existent middle name – would be so important to the story of fractal geometry that he pretty ...

Thompson was gunned down in what police described as a "brazen, targeted attack" outside the New York Hilton Midtown on December 4. Detectives found the words "deny", "defend" and "depose" etched onto ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old ...

After the fall of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, activists are searching for political prisoners in a notorious detention ...

If you've visited Auroville in Pondicherry, you’ve encountered the legacy of Sri Aurobindo. Once a passionate nationalist and ...

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Discover why Eric Kripke stepped down as Supernatural's showrunner after season 5, and how his decision impacted the show.

India received the last and 12th P-8I Poseidon on February 19, 2022. Simple Flying covered the delivery at the time. India ...

From Brownberry box carriages and palkis to the world-famous cycles and taxis, Kolkata's streets --- once the capital of the ...

Progress to the mid-1800s, and the genesis of paper photography, and images show Notre Dame – then the tallest building in view – towering over the French capital. These early photos also show ...

He was among roughly 40 MPs to back an unsuccessful attempt in the Commons on Tuesday to remove the 26 bishops from the upper chamber, claiming they had a “whole range” of other issues to ...