T he Inca Empire once stretched 2,500 miles along the Andes of western South America. At its height, it was one of the largest empires in the world and, in geographic terms, the most extensive ...

The Inca Trail draws large crowds, which can compromise your hike's quality. If you crave quieter treks with even better views, check out our selected trails.

As the Assyrian Empire crumbled in 612 BCE ... 16 Where Kings Became Mountains: Behold The Eternal Resting Place Of Xerxes The Great, Carved Not Into Stone, But Into The Very Spine Of Ancient ...

Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that ...

Six crew members built the ospreys a contained nesting site atop the 2,255-foot suspension bridge overlooking the Hudson River. The bridge connects the Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County ...

The Transylvanian Alps provide visitors with abundant wildlife, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and quaint villages—without the ...

Weekend hikers made a horrifying discovery atop North Georgia’s Bell Mountain on Saturday morning: the bodies of two young men who’d been killed. According to the GBI, the men, 19-year-old ...