Standing at the top of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, with the sun shining over the ancient tombstones and glistening off the roof of the Dome of the Rock, it’s easy to appreciate the ...

A viral sensation, 'Mount Paltry,' has captured global attention as the 'world's smallest mountain,' though it's a social media sensation with no official record. In contrast, Australia's officially ...

President Donald Trump will speak Tuesday at a casino resort in the Poconos during his first visit to Northeast Pennsylvania since beginning his second term in January. Trump is expected to discuss ...

When adventurers talk about Mount Everest, most often it's about climbing the world's highest peak. In October, Jim Morrison became the first person to ski down Everest’s most dangerous route. The ...

If you have ever sat at dinner listening to a raconteur who has an anecdote for everything and moves with amazing fluidity from one subject to the next while enjoying his own voice rolling along ...

In “The Breath of the Gods,” the prolific polymath takes on a force that’s powered much of human history. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the author of “The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a ...

Adıyaman, Turkey (CNN) — Mount Nemrut rises more than 2,000 meters over Adıyaman province, its slopes fading from olive groves into bare rock. From a distance, it looks like any other peak in the ...

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