This was published 11 years ago. The French map that showed a new world In the early 1500s, a huge landmass was thought to exist south of Indonesia but it awaited exploration, writes Martin Woods.

Researchers find the remains of African slaves in a 16th-century Mexican graveyard, confirming historical accounts.

It is a pleasure to be back here in Beijing. Some years ago, I spoke about how a changing world was creating a new global map ...