Francis had led the Roman Catholic church since Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. Born in Argentina, he is the first pope from ...

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A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

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A review of tens of thousands of soil samples from Earth reveals high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the ...

The event, which attracted more than 15,000 participants from 180 countries, highlighted the UAE's growing influence as a ...

McMaster University Libraries is partnering with the McMaster Museum of Art to host an exhibition that will feature rare books, maps, and antiquities related to . . .