This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...

Once a dominant power of ancient Africa, the Empire of Aksum ruled trade routes stretching from the Red Sea to India. This film uncovers how its wealth, faith, and influence shaped history before ...

It is against this complex backdrop that the Trump administration’s response to Nigeria must be evaluated and found wanting ...

Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago.

Romuald Wadagni received 94 percent of the vote, according to provisional results. He faces the challenge of a growing ...

Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won the presidential election held over the weekend. Provisional results indicate ...

Zurich’s Museum Rietberg has transferred ownership of eleven objects from the Kingdom of Benin held by Museum Rietberg to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Museum Rietberg won’t be sending them all ...

Benin’s Constitutional Court has confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West ...

Magnetic rocks with iron oxide concentrations act as natural chroniclers of Earth's past continental movements. Using small ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by ...

Belltowers are a cheat code to exploration in Crimson Desert. Ringing a belltower will lift a significant chunk of the map's ...

Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those ...