On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

A network of trenches, walls and enclosures built across the steppes of China and Mongolia 800 years ago seems to have been ...

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak. The International Everest Day rally in Kathmandu on Thursday marks the first summit cl ...

The story of Ancient Egypt is the story of the Nile. The river’s floods, cycles, and central location allowed a great ...

Although Damask roses are cultivated in other parts of India, the varietal favors Ganges alluvial soils surrounding the city of ... date back to ancient Egypt, when plants were crushed and infused ...

For centuries, the mystery of how Egypt's mighty pyramids came to be has captivated scientists, historians, and travelers ...

Rome wasn’t built in a day ... was around 3 percent of the city’s population at the time. Radical solutions have been considered in the past. The great flood of December 1870, just a ...