The World Meteorological Organization confirmed in March 2025 that 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first year in ...

Animated map of the heatwave in Europe, showing daily temperature forecasts from Monday, June 30 to Saturday, July 5 at 1500 ...

Hot summer weather is spreading wildfires across Europe after a blaze reached France's second-largest city and left 110 ...

Cantilevered 1,104 feet over the dramatic Tarn Gorge, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge. Here’s how this wonder of the modern world was built.

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The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. This map prefaced a 1918 ...

World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.