Before Nov. 18, 1883, more than 100 local times existed across North America. U.S. and Canadian railroads adopted standard ...

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

In Europe, time zones are meant to align daily life with the sun’s rhythm, but in reality, many countries run on a social ...

SINGAPORE: As part of a plan to lower temperatures in parts of Sentosa by at least 4 degrees Celsius without the use of air-conditioning, Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) will be implementing a ...

Dubai Police have alerted the public about a significant increase in fraudulent online advertisements offering lucrative part-time job opportunities. These scams exploit job seekers, often involving ...

China and Russia have signaled that they are prepared to become the first nuclear-armed states to sign a Southeast Asian nuclear treaty, while the United States is reportedly reviewing its stance.

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...