The Winter Olympics got underway Wednesday with the first curling matches in Cortina, but came to a halt only moments later ...

Nearly 40 years after Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Sarah Alam Malik's epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a ...

The panda reacts with a sudden jump after being caught off guard, creating a brief but amusing surprise.

The son of immigrants from the modern day Czech Republic, Halas was born in Chicago in 1895. His father suffered a stroke ...

A new history charts how Palestinian militants of the nineteen-seventies made common cause with West Germany’s radical left.

The Czech Republic is often associated with Prague’s medieval skyline, but the country’s cultural and historical footprint ...

Everyone knows about how Benfica came from behind to beat Real Madrid in the 1962 European Cup final, the night the football ...

Serah Blackstone-Fredericks and Jasmin Shirazian Arcata Fire Department was heading back to headquarters when they spotted a devastating fire that broke out Jan. 2, which left scorched streets ...

The baroque complex in Karlín, originally built for war veterans, is set for a major renovation to become a cultural hub by 2030.

While imprisonment is often seen as a personal setback, history has shown that, for some, it served as the very crucible from which transformational ...

After 112 years of serving iconic mawa cakes, Mumbai legendary B. Merwan and Co. has permanently closed its doors at Grant Road. The shutdown follows mounting challenges from strict environmental ...