With their charming waddles, heat-conserving huddles and tuxedo-like plumage, emperor penguins are among the world's most ...

France retaking its African colonies sets up a geopolitical what-if built around influence, annexation, and military power.

Starting in the 15th century, Portugal began exploring the African coast searching for a shorter route for trade with Asia. Not to be outdone, Spain sponsored Columbus’ voyage due west and discovered ...

The transnational serial property is an Enlightenment experiment in social reform. These cultural landscapes demonstrate an innovative, highly influential 19th-century model of pauper relief and of ...

They’ve been a presence on the Canadian Prairies for generations, communities steeped in religion, farming and a culture harkening back centuries to their European roots. But after years of hard-won ...

LONDON — Poop stains are rarely cause for celebration. But they are the reason Antarctic researchers have been able to identify four new colonies of emperor penguins — a species threatened with ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Scott Bade, studied history at Stanford University, international security analyst: In short, the British treated their colonies in vastly ...

The mighty insect colonies of ants, termites and bees have been described as superorganisms. Through the concerted action of many bodies working towards a common goal, they can achieve great feats of ...