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In the first episode of "The Expanse" (which debuted 10 years ago this weekend), a spaceship makes the biggest meal of changing direction since Austin Powers attempted an [insert very big ...

Kurdish militants who have been waging a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire. The move comes just two days ...

All of our food plants started from wild ancestors. Most plants and animals, it now appears, originated from a single source ...

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If you were appalled by the spectacle of Donald Trump clumsily accepting a peace trophy that looks like a prop from “Night of the Living Dead,” then brace yourself. There may be worse in store. To ...

A Washington Post investigation found that in one of the planet’s most arid regions, extreme rain and floods have become ...

In the past two decades, something once unimaginable has happened. The Northwest Passage, the fabled sea route connecting ...

Round 2 of the Investec Champions Cup delivered big results, with South African teams at the heart of the weekend’s action. The Stormers and Sharks both notched morale-boosting wins, while the Bulls ...