A sacred North Korean mountain was recently named as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list.

Snowfall in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas is at a 23-year low, threatening two billion people who depend on snowmelt for water.

"What's that space in the sky going to be like without it?" said Jerri Dooty, one of dozens of onlookers who watched the hulking steel tank come down piece by piece over three days last week. Few, if ...

Dimas once again guided the archaeologists into the cave and down into the hidden room, where the experts noticed the ...

The artist often engages with the concept of ever-shifting time and materiality as a tool for preserving and archiving ...

An excellent way to link these sights is by bicycle; rent a CitiBike and follow the curvy, paved promenade from leafy Lummus ...

Xinjiang, the largest cotton-producing area in China, is entering this year's cotton planting season with vigor. In this three-part ...

Farmers plant cotton in Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Gu Yu) ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...