The Tower of Hercules, a sacred mountain, and royal tombs are among the sites recognized for their universal value to humanity during a 2009 World Heritage Committee session.
Before it reopens on the Fourth of July, get an insider's eye on the Statue of Liberty--the inside of her face, the little-known ladder to the torch, and more.
An Indian Ocean island nation has created three new ocean sanctuaries, including a tropical bay where hundreds of 12-foot manta rays and 40-foot whale sharks feast on swarms of plankton and krill.
See a shadow slicing across Saturn's rings, a gas cloud that acts like a particle accelerator, a NASA "moving van," and more among the week's best space pictures.
From glass pyramids to towers of greenhouses, see some of the concepts that architects have created for vertical farms, a proposed strategy for growing crops year-round at the hearts of urban centers.
The one-acre human-made cave in the Jordan Valley, thought to have begun as a quarry, may later have been converted for other uses, including a monastery or a hideout for persecuted Christians.
From "fairytale" landscapes to gonad-eating wolffish, little-seen corners and creatures have come to light during the 114 photo missions of the Wild Wonders of Europe project.
Three times longer than today's piranha--and with more teeth to boot--eight-million-year-old Megapiranha solves an evolutionary mystery, a new study says.
David Burnett's historic pictures of the Iranian revolution look startlingly similar to images of Tehran protests today. But, the photojournalist makes clear, looks aren't everything.
Who do you want to see receive funding to put their Earth-saving idea into action? Check out the ten Green Effect finalists, and from July 7-20 you can vote—up to once a day—for your favorite idea!
