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The Nile, flowing south to north through Egypt to the Mediterranean, is more than 4,000 miles long, by some measures the world’s longest river, though by others a few miles shorter than the Amazon River. Travelers from antiquity onward could trace it upriver as far as Khartoum in Sudan. There it splits into two feeder rivers: the Blue Nile, flowing from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and known to the West since the 17th century, and the White Nile, which dissipates into a vast and impenetrable swamp, the Sudd, that at least through the 19th century no one could figure out how to navigate. The only fe...

The new and modern way of determining a series champion heads to the racetrack that has been on the Cup schedule the longest as it travels to southern

A two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, point guard Veronica Burton has energized Northwestern women’s basketball, embodying a defensive-minded approach that has kept the Wildcats relevant in a competitive conference. Entering her senior season, there’s more on Burton’s shoulders than ever before — and so far, she’s delivered.

The deputy U.S. marshal's almost superhuman exploits made him one of the West's most feared lawmen.

10 Fierce (But Productive) Rivalries Between Dueling Scientists We tend to think of scientists as quietly toiling away in their laboratories, not looking to bother anyone, but that’s not always the case. Great minds often come with powerful personalities. Many of our greatest thinkers would often find themselves on opposite sides of an issue and would not hesitate to sling some mud at each other. The rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison is, undoubtedly, the most famous case of a scientific smackdown, but it’s far from the only example. 10Thomas Huxley vs. Richard Owen During his...