In 1903, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced that the vast Bengal province was going to be partitioned. The British claimed that this province, which then included Bengal, Assam, Orissa, ...

National Croissant Day is celebrated every January 30 and several restaurants and bakeries have promotions to celebrate with their customers ...

Around 2 million Turks, descending from guest workers that rebuilt postwar Germany, are flocking to Turkish missions across the country ...

I know what you’re thinking. Cabo? Where 18-year-old college kids go for spring break to cut loose and make decisions they’ll ...

An aquatic adventure in the western Pacific island nation of Palau — home to over 300 islands — highlights the reward of ...

According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Snake -- which will begin on Jan 29 -- represents wisdom, transformation and renewal. This is a good sign after the challenges we've encountered in ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Flags on the Moon don’t wave because there’s no atmosphere or wind. But China’s innovative design, powered by electricity, ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Research work on building China's Chang'e 7 lunar exploration mission includes sending a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere. "We know that the moon is vacuum with no ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon.