For centuries, the equestrian sport of tbourida was reserved for men. Now female riders are bringing the age-old tradition to ...

A new book features the unpublished photos from the Magnum Photo co-founder's 1957 and 1958 expeditions through North and ...

What’s a bilateral gynandromorph? A bird, crustacean—or butterfly—that’s a 50-50 split of male and female traits.

From the ravine-riven wilds of the Peloponnese to the glacier-encrusted heights of the Alps, these eminently walkable ...

Two wooden posts sunk into a hillside three miles east of Stonehenge may have been the earliest known solar alignment on that ...

From remote mountain villages to tiny island kitchens, these disappearing pasta traditions offer travelers a taste of Italy ...

The stretch of water between Italy and Tunisia is thought to be one of the last strongholds for the Mediterranean Sea’s critically endangered population of great white sharks.

For more than a century, Asinara was a land of exiles, war prisoners, and mafia bosses. Today, it is a Mediterranean ...

Atlantic sturgeon make so much noise during breeding, it's called a "thunder." Listening in can help scientists pinpoint ...

A 25,000-year-old fossilized “drumstick” is writing a new chapter for these flightless birds that terrorized the ...

Dive into architectural gems, culinary hot spots, green spaces and the newest presidential library in the Midwest’s biggest ...

The U.S. Colored Troops were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has ...