A Soviet-era spa town in Georgia is looking to reclaim its former glories, with a former sanatorium turned 4-star hotel one ...

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The groundbreaking “Have Blue” design, which ultimately became the F-117 Nighthawk, relied heavily on research conducted by ...

The new species of beetle has been named Macratria durrelli as a tribute to the famous naturalist Gerald Durrell. © Telnov, D. 2025. A museum scientist has paid homage to the renowned British ...

From 2013 to 2015, Russian photographer Danila Tkachenko traveled thousands of miles to some of the most remote regions of the country to photograph once-proud structures of the Soviet Union that have ...

The Soviet Union wasn’t just authoritarian — it was structurally bizarre. Daily life blended advanced science with ...

Built on the perimeter of an open pit mine or on the permafrost fringes of a massive car factory, the company towns of the former Soviet Union are urban developments of economic extremes. With ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at age 91, Russian state media reported and his personal press secretary Vladimir Polyakov confirmed to CBS News. His cause of death ...

Laika was the first dog in the space but it took her life. Learn more about this heart-breaking story of animal testing.

Putin is interested in 'fundamentally changing borders in Europe and restoring old Soviet Union within borders of old Soviet ...

How did the Soviets manage to become the most powerful industrial power in the world and what do they owe their success to? Why were spacious, privately owned apartments split into numerous tiny rooms ...

Izabella Tabarovsky’s ‘Be a Refusenik’ offers a productive mindset and practical ideas for Jewish students facing ...