Cappadocia is one of the world’s most evocative destinations, where dramatic landscapes shaped by nature and history form a ...

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic ...

India is home to countless temples, many of which are located in remote and challenging terrains. Some sacred sites demand ...

For years, the oldest widely accepted cave art came from Spain, where mineral crusts dated paintings to more than 64,000 years. That work also relied on uranium decay in crusts, so it offered a ...

The fastest way into the gaps between gigantic blocks of a broken-up glacier is by lowering instruments from above, through ...

Since opening in 2019, the café has evolved from a niche spot for a few climbers to a viral sensation. With upgraded ...

Last year, Guizhou native Peng Wei returned to his hometown of Guiyang after working in southern China, eager to tap into the booming local tourism sector and coffee scene. He partnered with others to ...

Beneath rolling hills and quiet forests in Kentucky lies a hidden world so vast that scientists are still discovering new ...

The longest mapped network of caves in the world also contains one of the most implausible marine collections in North America. In Mammoth Cave, sharks and their kinsmen are preserved in layers of ...

There’s a cave in Illinois that watches the Ohio River go by. It’s big, strange, and way more memorable than expected.

Smithsonian Journeys—the Smithsonian’s travel program and a recognized leader in enriching, small-group exploration—has announced new trips for 2027, including a new Land Journey in Japan and South ...

Deep beneath Kentucky, scientists have uncovered something no one expected, perfectly preserved predators from an ancient sea hidden for over 300 million years.