Shutterstock One of the Most Extreme Places in the West Coast Death Valley National Park covers 3.4 million acres in ...

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If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that arguably the world’s coolest tourist, the exiled Russian, Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

Horace can be your friend for life, as an impressive variety of people have found, from Wordsworth to Voltaire, Petrarch to Brecht, and now Harry Eyres, journalist, wine lover, poet and writer of the ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Ashtapadi songs are in Sanskrit, written by ancient poet Jayadeva. His text is also called Gita Govindham. It tells the story of Lord Krishna and the love between Krishna and Gopikas. In Guruvayur ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

Bob Dylan has a number of links to Dylan Thomas, said author Jeff Towns Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's decision to take his stage name from the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is "hugely important for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Poets rarely have the chance to speak directly to history, to bring listening millions together with their ...

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 ...

Renowned poet and Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman has penned a heartfelt tribute to first responders battling the wildfires and helping those in need. In "Smoldering Dawn," she expresses her ...