In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash, freezing Roman life in time. This disaster ...

Twice a day, sections of the River Thames’s shores are exposed by the receding tide, allowing a growing number of mudlarks like Elaine Duigenan to hunt through the mud for treasure.

It is rare to be able to glimpse the actions of people from a thousand years back, and curiosity has driven generations of ...

Eternally mysterious Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchiko, remains a powerful force in Japanese culture and a must-do hike for truth-seekers despite the crowds and the looming threat of ...