THE longest train ride in the UK that takes around 14 hours will be cancelled this year. Travelling from Penzance to Aberdeen ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That’s good news for scientists and NASA, which is ...

Archeologists have been using groundbreaking AI technology across desert landscapes in areas including Dubai and Mongolia to ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

A diverse array of comics talent ranges from ancient Mongolia and the northern reaches of Alaska to the mean streets of Brooklyn, all in search of the world’s most bizarre creatures. Our excerpt ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds E at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be -11 °F (-23.9 °C). Sunny with a high of 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). Haze today with a ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal tomb from 2,800 years ago filled with the remains of decayed horses. The site was found in Siberia and unearthed 18 horses found ritualistically sacrificed ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...