Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times. “It is my duty to ask questions, especially ...

In the late seventeenth century, the Mughal Empire controlled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. European visitors marveled at the empire’s wealth and grandeur. Antonio Monserrate, a Portuguese ...

A discussion about Africa’s past, colonial history, and how it continues to shape places today. #Africa #History #WestAfrica ...

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sixth and latest report on the impact of global warming on our planet, published earlier this month, reiterates many of its predecessors’ warnings: ...

Rehema Chachage and Valerie Asiimwe Amani, "The Journey"(2022); installed as part of Moving Mountains at the Grassi Museum for Ethnology in Leipzig in March 2022 (all images courtesy Grassi Museum für ...

The economic history of colonial societies examines the processes by which European powers and chartered companies structured resource extraction, labour regimes and financial institutions across Asia ...

One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism. By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine On a ...

"We discovered that climate changes over time and the evolution of local vegetation, as well as the establishment of seasonal climate, drove the biotic colonization of subtropical East Asian caves ...

We're only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact. If any actual evidence of extraterrestrial life emerges, whether from whistleblower testimony or an admission of a ...

When Christopher Columbus first came ashore in the Caribbean in 1492, he made first contact with what was, to him, an unfamiliar world. While his journey took place on ships rather than spacecraft, ...