Built around 4,000 B.C.E. this subterranean burial ground amplifies sound at a soothing frequency.

About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...

British sport's night of nights takes place on Thursday, December 18 - as a number of the nation's best male and female ...

Explorers in China have uncovered a giant sinkhole in Guangxi province, revealing an ancient world hidden beneath the earth's ...

When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower ...

Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state. But authorities warned that waters would remain high for days. Torrential rains have caused historic floods, stranding families on ...

You think you know Stonehenge. The iconic rock towers standing against a green field and a gray English sky are one of the ...

US scientists have introduced a groundbreaking approach to building nuclear reactor components faster than ever before, using one of the world’s largest 3D printers. The researchers at the University ...

Deep inside the remote jungles of central Vietnam lies a hidden world so surreal that it feels like science fiction brought to life. Hang Sơn Đoòng is the world’s largest cave. It's a natural wonder ...

This behemoth is the largest snake ever discovered. It’s not only bigger but also very genetically distinct from its southern cousin, raising questions about biodiversity and the Amazon’s fragile ...

A Newsweek map shows the world’s 100 largest cities by population, according to updated United Nations data—including the only two U.S. metropolises to make the cut: New York and Los Angeles. The ...