Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1525 map is the first ever printed in a bible, but there’s just one problem: it was printed backwards. The document nonetheless stands as a transition point between the ...

Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...

On Tuesday the National Assembly voted to suspend his hard-won pension reform. The 2023 reform gradually raised the retirement age to 64 from 62 in a concession to fiscal reality as the French grow ...

French ultracyclist Sofiane Sehili Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic; Photo: Getty Images “If I had known I was going to spend 50 days in jail, obviously I would not have done it,” reflects Sofiane Sehili, ...

The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to rescind the Biden-era minimum staffing rule is a devastating step backward for nursing home residents and the workers who ...

The C-5 Galaxy is enormous—but its quirks are even bigger. With backward-facing seats, kneeling landing gear, and the ability to taxi in reverse, this airlifter earned the nickname “FRED” after a ...

This cartoon plays with time to highlight a simple but clever tension: even as technology becomes more sophisticated, the human experience around it doesn’t always follow the same upward curve. In the ...

The Su-47 “Berkut” was an experimental Russian fighter that featured forward-swept wings made mostly from carbon composites for extreme agility and lift efficiency. First flown in 1997, it could ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony ...

Trump pulls 30 envoys in ‘America First’ push, critics say it weakens US abroad The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies ...