floating down the Canal de Garonne aboard one of Locaboat's hybrid pénichettes (their more environmentally friendly version of a self-drive barge), passing over the remarkable Roman aqueduct at ...

Is the Roman Empire on your mind? If so, France should be on your list of must-visit destinations! Having been inhabited by ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

The wooden tree-trunk piping is just another method that Roman plumbers must have used to handle hydro-logistics in their settlements.

The project to repair an aqueduct that carries water from New York City’s reservoirs in Delaware County will take longer than expected. A $2 billion project to fix a massive leak in the Delaware ...

She likes to fight, and that showed at the end." Jody's Pride returned to form Saturday by racing around one turn and returning to the Aqueduct main track, on which she is now perfect in three races.

A playdate between the world's tallest and smallest living dogs went the way of most dog park encounters, despite the 3-foot height difference — lots of tail wagging, sniffing and scampering.

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is believed to be an ancient Roman gladiator. Artists have long depicted ...

While they can grow to unique heights, one cactus holds the world record for being the tallest ever recorded. Here's what to know about the tallest saguaro on record, how tall they usually grow ...

No one stood taller than Giant Gonzalez—literally. At 7'7", he remains the tallest in WWE history. After a brief NBA attempt, he debuted as El Gigante in WCW before arriving in WWE for a short ...