A long period of drought in North America has been recognized by scientists for decades. A new study links the severe climate to a change in Earth's orbit.

This is a preview of The 1600, Newsweek's daily newsletter by politics and culture director Carlo Versano.

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Learn more about the historic hospital in Milan, where thousands of buried bodies provide an unprecedented look into the ...

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One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...