This day, that year: When India launched the world’s first official airmail service

On a winter evening in 1911, as the sun dipped over the confluence city of Prayagraj, a small crowd gathered on the banks of ...

A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month

The start of the month traditionally depends on the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, the first day of Ramadan is expected to be on or around Wednesday.

'Crux' is a novel about rock climbing, but risk exists far beyond the mountain’s edge

Rock climbing is a great sport for thrill-seekers. In Gabriel Tallent’s Crux, main characters Dan and Tamma fit the bill ...

For thousands of years, solar eclipses have been associated with the fate of rulers

In the medieval period, when Arabic chroniclers recorded eclipses, they usually noted concurrent deaths of rulers. And in Europe, a solar eclipse in 1133 was so closely associated with the 1135 death ...