Marine sites off Japan's Chiba Pref. join list of world's top geological heritage locations

TOKYO -- The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced its latest 100 Geological Heritage Sites on Nov. 6, ...
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A coral colony off Australia’s Cocos Islands runs 1.56 km, as long as 100 buses

Divers needed 12 dives to trace a rose coral sheet 1.56 kilometres long on the outer reef of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The migration that remade Africa

It's not easy to extract iron from its ore. But the peoples of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe—the capital of a thriving ...

Archaeological treasures uncovered beneath Kabul’s crumbling ancient fortress

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Perched high above the southern edge of Kabul’s old city, the imposing fortress of Bala Hissar has ...
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Work to save the Afghan capital’s crumbling ancient fortress uncovers archaeological treasures

The imposing fortress of Bala Hissar in the Afghan capital Kabul has endured centuries of upheaval and war. The Aga Khan ...