American cyclist Lael Wilcox is claiming the record for the fastest woman to bike around the world. The 38-year-old started her journey in Chicago on May 26 and ended it in Chicago on Sept. 11, riding ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with developmental economist Lant Pritchett about how migration could offset the economic consequences of global demographic changes. There's an imbalance in global birth rates ...

Luxury real estate in most major markets worldwide continues to become more expensive. A million dollars buys only 16 square meters in Monaco, the world's most expensive luxury market as measured per ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...