In 1947, an External Affairs bureaucrat named Lester B. Pearson was elected by the newborn United Nations to form a committee charged with a thankless task: Decolonizing the British-held ...

This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

As new aircraft take to the skies, many historical planes face decay and risk being forgotten. Fortunately, dedicated ...

Mount Rushmore stands as one of America’s most iconic yet controversial monuments. Rising from the ancient granite of the ...

Five years without the City of Love’s cultural icon is a loss – but also an opportunity to discover some of quirky, under-the ...

Introduction Strikes have historically been a powerful tool for workers to voice their demands and challenge existing labour conditions. In India, where the ...

Universities, which are funded by students, parents and taxpayers, should ask whether purse strings more important than the people they are supposed to be educating, as well as keeping safe.The ...

The researchers developed a simple and innovative technique to improve the bonding in friction welding method by creating a tapered end on one of the surfaces.

An international team of scientists has found a bone spear tip dating back between 80,000 and 70,000 years in the Mezmaiskaya cave, in the North Caucasus (Russia). What’s extraordinary about the ...

Zohran Mamdani’s unexpectedly popular campaign is raising the question of what a socialist might accomplish as mayor of NYC.

VRAI looks at the most popular and emerging diamond shape trends in select states—and the styles that may complement them ...