When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
With a heartbeat abortion ban solidly in place in South Carolina, lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood return to the state's ...
Apple Maps follows Google by renaming Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its Maps app on the heels of a similar update from Google. The ...
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Why Was California Depicted As An Island For Centuries?
It wasn't only Antonia de la Ascensión who made this strange error. Juan de Iturbe, who explored parts of California in 1615, ...
Are these the last days of Brazil's realm of hidden wonder?
The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress ...
South Africa's history uncovered: The 1,000-year gap they don't teach in school
Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...
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For Centuries, Indigenous People Lived in These Desert Canyons. Now, New Technology Reveals Extraordinary Details About This Sacred Site
In the Arizona desert, researchers are uncovering extraordinary details about the peoples who have inhabited this land since ...
‘My child didn’t get a local school place because of out-of-towners playing the system’
According to property expert Katherine Watters, the frantic scramble for places at good state schools in leafy Surrey and ...
From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.