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Deep in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is one of Earth’s most extreme environments—a scorching, geologically volatile basin that feels like another planet. Amid its …
Carved into the vertiginous slopes of Huayna Picchu, the Stairs of Death are a heart-pounding testament to the ingenuity and audacity of the Inca Empire …
Dating to around 2000 BCE, the Lurgan Canoe is Ireland’s oldest known boat and one of Europe’s longest dugout canoes, measuring an impressive 15 meters …
Jutting 350 feet into the sky above Oregon’s high desert, Monkey Face Rock is the star of Smith Rock State Park near Redmond and Terrebonne. …
The image of a medieval knight locking his wife in a chastity belt before riding off to battle is a vivid and enduring tale, steeped …
In 1960, Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, the visionary behind the Heineken brewing empire, visited Curaçao and was struck by a troubling sight: beaches littered with discarded …
Reindeer hunters in Siberia have unearthed the remains of an extinct ice age beast: a mummified cave bear — the only adult of its species …
Shaka, the legendary king of the Zulus, was murdered on September 22, 1828, after he had forged one of the mightiest empires that Africa has …
The Cuyahoga River has always posed a logistical question in city planning as Cleveland has grown: How to get vehicular traffic across the Cuyahoga River, …
A Minnesota woman and her daughter were left shocked during a fishing trip when they encountered a huge snapping turtle that was trying to steal …
