ON A SUMMER DAY in central London, a 44-year-old woman named Lucy Peel descended a slippery stairway on the bank of the River Thames to crouch on her hands and knees over a particularly intriguing ...

Just a boat ride from Sicily, the island of Salina offers an authentic, laid-back Italian getaway with volcanic cliffs, lush landscapes, and extraordinary views.

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years. A British ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at ...

In the Highlands and Islands, trace the steps of historic funeral processions through epic landscapes on some of Scotland’s most intriguing hikes. Coffin roads were used throughout the Scottish ...

Along Norway’s coastline, the rhythm of life slows in summer — shaped by the good weather and long hours of daylight.

The two sites, built as religious centers during the Khmer era, from 802 to 1431 A.D., are located along the Ancient Angkor Road, one of several medieval tracks that radiated from the seat of the ...

The Passengers On The Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa continues to top the fiction list. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

TheStausee-Tafeltourtrail is part of the larger eco-friendly Saar-Hunsrück Steig, a long-distance hiking trail that spans roughly 250 miles in the western part of Germany.

Cravings may feel impulsive, but new research suggests they’re often rooted in memory. Scientists have found that the brain encodes high-calorie foods in a way that can quietly influence what we ...

Meroë Marston Morse joined Polaroid just weeks after graduating from Smith College—and quickly rose to become one of the iconic company's most visionary leaders. She's seen here in a test ...

1. Dalmatia: Recipes from Croatia's Mediterranean Coast by Ino Kuvačić With more than 3,600 miles of coastline, Croatia’s Dalmatia region is intrinsically tied to the sea. This is apparent in ...