The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

Niğmet and Ali are both from the village of Tekelioğlu, which abutted the lake. Niğmet fished in its waters, she reminisces, ...

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Last year, they were hit with a deadly virus. The year before that, starvation. What will this breeding season bring for the ...

Just north of La Jolla proper lies Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, home to the rarest pine tree in America and some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Southern California. The Torrey pine ...

Redfield proudly calls itself the “Pheasant Capital of the World,” but locals know it’s also the capital of affordable living. This eastern South Dakota town offers a pace of life and cost of living ...

Aguas frescas in vibrant colors offer sweet relief from the heat, while raspas (snow cones) come in flavors ranging from traditional cherry to chamoy with pickle – a sweet-sour-spicy combination that ...

How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ...

Hecatomnus’ tomb, Milas, Turkey Marble statues from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the massive tomb built for Mausolus, governor of the southwestern Anatolian province ...

The Greek city of Rhodes emerged victorious from a yearlong siege by the Macedonian noble Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 b.c. To commemorate their city’s resilience, the Rhodians built a towering bronze ...

Mesopotamia, eighth century b.c. Streams and irrigation canals shown on both reliefs are also mentioned in a text commissioned by Sennacherib that records his grand efforts to transform Nineveh. This ...