Aleksander Pluskowski on how the Catholic knights in Europe brought law and order to the pagan world and became a model for ...

Gotska Sandön has long been regarded as a lonely and desolate place where people only occasionally hunted seals. But recent archaeological investigations reveal a considerably more complex history.

The Baltic Sea has been experiencing a lack of oxygen. Researchers stunned as historic event transforms Baltic sea: 'We are preparing for extensive measurements' first appeared on The Cool Down.

All my life, I’ve heard stories of my grandpa’s experience during World War I—how the Germans invaded his native Latvia when he was just 14, how he had to flee as a refugee and was separated from his ...