New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest-altitude major river, ...

Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans.

A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists ...

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to Australia.

The Great Wall of China is a massive and lengthy fortification that was built to outlast nomadic attacks. Ever since then it ...

From Big Sur to the Great Wall of China, these picturesque races will inspire globetrotters to lace up and run 26.2 miles.

Petra is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. Carved into ...

See stunning wedding photos from 7 couples who got married at famous spots including Mount Everest, Christ the Redeemer statue and the Egyptian Pyramids ...

The worst part of any cruise isn't finding your landlegs after so long at sea, nor is it trying to go easy with the unlimited drinks package. No, the worst part of any cruise is trying to decide on a ...

The loggerhead turtle population was on the brink of extinction but after 40 years of careful management, the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland now ...

Research projections suggests China may finish 2025 as the world’s top auto seller for the first time ever, outselling Japan by 2 million cars. Chinese automakers expected to surpass Japanese global ...

Chinese researchers are working on a massive geoengineering project of “artificial crusting.” They are using vast amounts of blue-green algae to turn barren dunes into stable, reclaimable land.