Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured ...

The Romanian region that inspired Bram Stoker is more fairy tale than horror story. Here’s your itinerary, from castles to bike rides to picturesque villages. The 14th-century Bran Castle sits 20 ...

Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into history, culture and how we perceive the world. We visit a map library in ...

The celebration of International Mountain Day today comes with an urgent call to act on glacier loss, which affects millions who rely on steady meltwater. After 37 years of continuous decline, the ...

For instance, fish-shaped stones dominate the highest elevations, near natural springs fed by melting snow. Whereas Cow-hide-shaped stones appear lower down, where water was diverted for farming. This ...

An ancient cube-shaped skull unearthed in Mexico is rewriting our understanding of the ancient world, revealing a completely unique member of a society from 1,400 years ago. This remarkable skull ...

27 Department ofEpidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany 28 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia Faculty of ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

“One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things,” mused author Henry Miller in his 1957 memoir Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. It’s true: Travel has the ...

Since Philadelphia is arranged on a grid system, the mostly one-way roads are easy to navigate. Helpful maps are posted along street corners across the city – watch for the "Walk! Philadelphia" signs ...