Families in northern China bind babies in wooden cradles to mimic a mother’s embrace, with the cot sometimes being padded with nappies or even sand and soil. The centuries-old practice is celebrated ...

You'll find the name "Kino" all across Southern Arizona. There's the Kino Sports Complex and Kino Parkway here in Tucson, and Kino statues from Tucson to Nogales. They all pay tribute to one of the ...

West Australian riders Lucy and Brandon Fiore have finished as the third team in the 2025 Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race. The competition tests riders' mental and physical strength ...

Two UAE endurance riders Sheikh Khalifa Al Hamed and Issa Al Khiyari concluded their historic participation in the “Mongol Derby” endurance race by tying for first place with American rider Michael ...

There's a case to be made that the Bronze Age collapse has the coolest name of any historical period. Sure, the Dark Ages might be moody and mysterious, while the Renaissance has flair on its side.

Many believed it was a judgement from God - millions dead as punishment for the sins of mankind. In Britain alone, the Black Death wiped out up to half of the population when it struck between 1348 ...

The concept of the outlaw is an old one, dating back to medieval England. Those who failed to adhere to the system, be it courts or the local lord, would be declared outside the protection of the law.

Unwind with this relaxing ambient footage of a winter wonderland. Canada and Trump reach a border deal that delays tariffs for at least 30 days Here are the details on the Social Security retirement ...

An illustration from a medieval French manuscript depicts the Polo brothers’ meeting with Kublai Khan. Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France. This year marks the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo and ...

Reflecting on the past is often viewed as nostalgia or, from a more critical standpoint, as a sign of regression. However, looking back can offer valuable insights into a society that sometimes ...

After a first failed invasion of Japan in 1274, Mongol leader Kublai Khan, founder of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty, sent a second wave of troops in 1281. Ships carrying Yuan soldiers traveled in two ...