During the Little Ice Age the islands became colder, windier and wetter than they had been, factors which may explain why the 13th-century settlement was eventually abandoned. Although the islands ...

Polynesian explorers settled on a group of freezing sub-Antarctic islands in the 13th century after a “mind-blowing” voyage across the Southern Pacific Ocean, archaeologists have discovered.

The Carta Pisana or Carte Pisane is a map probably made at the end of the 13th century, about 1275–1300, currently conserved in the Département des cartes et plans at the Bibliothèque nationale de ...

Russia's economy has a dire demographic problem on its hands, and the nation could see its population slashed in half by the end of the century, an Atlantic Council report says. The report from ...

S. contractors) sprouts with the thin steel blades of thousands of bayonets. It did so last week for the 13th anniversary of the Soviet state. Hour after hour the troops filed by, impressive in ...

In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared ... Little wonder that Poland's ultimate return on the map of Europe was sometimes described as a ‘resurrection’. 'A Map of the Disunited States of Europe ...

Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. Or sailors plotting ... by-turn navigation, a 16th-century GPS might have been all about ...

According to the latest RAND Europe research, Russia has been using gold as a means to obtain hard currency, weapons and other goods, especially from countries like China, Turkey and Iran.

North Korea and Russia have signed another protocol on cooperation after meetings covering trade, the economy, science and technology in Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA has said.

A new map has shown the range of Russia's most powerful nuclear weapons as tensions between Moscow and the West intensify. Speaking on Sky News, military expert Michael Clarke showed a map ...