Mount Kumgang in North Korea is officially a Unesco World Heritage site, the international agency announced Sunday.

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The mountains of India hold within them a generation of resilient, observant, and intelligent students, waiting for the right ...

Some believe that the sleepy mountain town of Tepoztlán harbors a great spiritual power — and who are we to disagree?

Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads due to heavy ...

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

Countries that start with the letter ‘K’ are the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Kiribati, the ...

Discover the five largest U.S. states by land area, including Alaska, Texas, and California. Learn about their unique ...

Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least to most square mileage.

On the anniversary of two significant flooding events, environmental experts are using critical data to improve preparedness for extreme weather events.

The NASA Odyssey orbiter, which launched in 2001 from Cape Canaveral, snapped a 1st-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above the clouds before dawn.

The recent events in Mandi and Shimla make it painfully clear that this isn’t a one-off tragedy but a pattern that’s ...