A century after the first Michelin star was bestowed, the award continues to shape the world of dining, recognising everything from elegant French restaurants to Singaporean street-food stalls — and ...

A ritual dance would reunite his people with their dead. The Ghost Dance swept across other North American tribes, until fear and violence brought it to a tragic end.

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

Not many people get to experience the sea at night. But along Ireland’s coast, travelers can indulge in the magic of floating ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...

Follow in the footsteps of a Welsh king by scaling Cader Idris, but beware: it’s said those who sleep on the peak are destined to become poets or go mad.

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and ...