Evidence shows that the Greeks originally imagined Atlas as holding up by the sky by means of supporting the pillars of ...

It’s a big world out there, and there’s a lot to know. Of course, most of us don’t have the time to sit around and read all ...

An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders" by Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer showed me how many animal and plant life ...

There are plenty of fun facts about Italy. It's one of Europe's most visited countries. The history's long. The culture's rich. And the food's delectable. But what do you actually know? Here are our ...

Local mountains got their first taste of winter Tuesday, Oct. 29, with a light dusting of snow that fell overnight as a cold system passed through the region. Ski resorts posted photos of the ...

Seth T. Kannarr is affiliated with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as an Education Branch VIP (Volunteer-In-Parks) part-time. Derek H. Alderman once served on the Federal Advisory ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In pirate fiction, maps disclose the location of hidden riches. They perform a similar function in the ...

But in reality, traders “were dragging the caravans to the mountains,” as Maksudov tells the New York Times’ Alexander Nazaryan. Tashbulak and Tugunbulak are located more than 6,500 feet ...

An intensive search for a woman missing in the Snowy Mountains region has entered its fifth day. NSW Police say that despite extensive efforts from search and rescue teams, 48-year-old photographer ...

The ATLAS comet is likely a fragment of the Great Comet of 1106—a comet recorded by astronomers in Asia nearly 918 years ago—and is likely from the Oort Cloud, a “giant spherical shell” that NASA ...