Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Richard I, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, reigned in Britain between 1188-1198.
Scientists believe that earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the Earths "ring of fire.
Roman games included wild animals.
Ancient Romans knew they could watch gladiatorial games wherever they traveled in the empire.
The best of the beast fighters were trained in special schools, just like gladiators. Their favorite weapon was the spear. The audience-...
This historic footage - from the 20th of August, 1912 - shows the imperial family at the consecration of Feodorovsky Sobor (the Feodorovsky Cathedral)...
On the 15th of February, 2013 a weather satellite - known as Meteosat-9 - captured images of an unexpected meteor as it broke into Earth's atmosphere.
As he was driving in the town of Kamensk-Uralsky, located north of Chelyabinsk (zoom-in on this Google map to compare the relative locations), Alex Iv...
A surveillance camera, observing traffic in Chelyabinsk (a city of more than 1.
Lake Chebarkul - located about 43 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of the Russian city of Chelyabinsk - is likely where the Russian meteorite (of 15 Fe...
After a meteor streaking across the Russian sky exploded near Chelyabinsk, the blast broke the sound barrier.
The San Andreas fault has impacted California in so many ways, not the least of which are earthquakes in the region.
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