Picture yourself standing at the Geographic North Pole with a compass in your hand. You'd expect that trusty needle to point ...

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

Nobel laureates David MacMillan and James A. Robinson, who were on a recent visit to India on behalf of the Tata Trusts, in ...

The Adventure Challenge: Couples Edition — a book of scratch-off dates to add some spontaneity to a long-term relationship.

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Enjoy magical music mixes, special guest takeovers, and engaging story-telling this Christmas on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds ...

The Czech president has announced readiness to swear in billionaire Andrej Babiš as prime minister. This depends on Babiš ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions ...