Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

UNCOVERED: Ferdinand magellan | History Defined

In 1520, Magellan reached calm Pacific waters after surviving a stormy strait, inspiring the name “Mar Pacifico” for the world’s largest ocean

Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean 'Mar Pacifico' in 1520. This vast ocean is now known for powerful typhoons and earthquakes. Magellan's expedition sought a westward route to the Spice Islands. He navigated the hazardous Strait of Magellan before entering calm waters. This enduring geographical name originated from a fleeting…

The Times of India

I track the Prime Video top 10 every day — here’s the 3 movies to watch right now (and 1 to skip)

I'm combing through the Prime Video top 10 most-watched list to pick out the movies worth your time, and the one you need to skip.

Tom’s Guide

Why we can't just name a quasi-moon 'Moony McMoonface'

You can vote on one of seven possible names for a quasi-moon of Earth and, unfortunately, Moony McMoonface isn't on the list.

Space

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

50 Fun And Informative Charts About Parts Of The World You May Not Have Known Yet

It’s truly amazing how one part of the world is totally different to another, and how it can all be summed up in a graph. The post 50 Fun And Informative Charts About Parts Of The World You May Not Have Known Yet first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

Exploring The Top 10 Famous World Expeditions

Discover the historic expeditions of famous explorers like Marco Polo, Magellan, and Shackleton that shaped our world.

Top News

5 best movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and more

Looking for what to watch this weekend? 'The Marvels,' Bethann Hardison's 'Invisible Beauty' and more movie night hits just landed on streaming

Tom’s Guide

‘Violent colonialist’ Magellan is unfit to keep his place in the night sky, say astronomers

Indigenous peoples already had their own names for the galaxies named after the 16th-century Portuguese explorer

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Don't Shame the OceanGate Crew for Taking Huge Risks

But don't expect taxpayers to rescue adventurers when they fail, either.

Reason

May I have a word about… why is everyone on a journey?

It’s one thing for great explorers but quite another for singers, musicians and footballers

The Guardian - UK

Review: Tom Holland in the Video Game Adaptation ‘Uncharted’

Goonies never say die, and neither do some of their storylines. “Uncharted,” a new movie based on the PlayStation video game, cribs heavily from adventures like “The Goonies” and its holy grail, “Indiana Jones.” It’s the kind of movie that wears its influences proudly on its sleeve to perhaps enlarge…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: Tom Holland in the video game adaptation 'Uncharted'

Globe-trotting adventures with puzzles and tunnels and booby trap are, by their nature, fun

The Independent UK

Booty calls: Hollywood’s problem with lost-treasure yarns

We shouldn’t be surprised that Uncharted reanimates cliches and glosses over historical fact – the set text for such films, Indiana Jones, was a pop cultural pick-and-mix based on no actual research

People

Arnold Schwarzenegger

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.