The Cold War border that once split Germany was a tightly guarded “death strip.” Against all odds, it turned into a thriving refuge — and may now hold lessons for European nations urgently seeking new ...

Dürer's 1515 star charts were a game-changer for European courts, proving an obsession with astrology is nothing new ...

A fast-paced visual map of World War I, showing daily front-line changes, unit movements, and major offensives across Europe using Google Earth for clear geographic context.

When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...