How did a dry, rocky region become one of the grandest cities of the medieval world, in a time of climate change? The foresight, funding and tech it took to build Hampi hold lessons for today.

Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...

There are numerous maritime wrecks in the seas around Wales. Although all of them have historic value, six currently have ...

Domes, usually linked to Islamic architecture, actually predate Islam. The first such structure was established in ...

Okay, so possibly Magnitude (Not This Time) won't ever do anything quite like that again. But let's enjoy the moment, at least, and relish the sheer theater of his GII Risen Star performance–much, for ...

A History of Exploitation and Conservation is a sweeping and fascinating history of the continent’s rhinos and a clarion call for a rethink of failed wildlife trade policies.

Athens (AFP) – Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. The Greek capital ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. The Greek capital, one of Europe's ...