Elves and trolls hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Iceland. The tradition and mythology of the countrys small folk dates back to the 10th century AD, when the first Norwegian Vikings settled on the island. Tales of elves were first...
Researchers have made some interesting discoveries near Antarctica. A team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg have published the first comprehensive inventory of sea and land animals near the tip of the Antarcti...
The Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico is one of the island's richest agricultural areas, but the population of non-indigenous monkeys is running wild in this region, destroying farmers' crops, eating baby birds out of their nests, and generall...
Famed as nomadic herders and warriors, the Massai people once dominated the plains of East Africa, migrating from one place to the next, seeking pastures for their cattle. But climate change is causing severe droughts and traditional sources of water...
Israeli archeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod, Said on Wednesday theyve unearthed lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East. They also say they have found signs of a regal...
Officials in the coastal Peruvian province of Callao on Monday hailed the guinea pig as a low-cost, low-fat alternative to a traditional turkey or roast pork Christmas dinner. Guinea pigs can feed seven or eight for just over 3 US dollars, according...
Hopes are fading that lonesome George, a unique giant Galpagos tortoise, will become a father. George lives in the Galpagos National Park in Ecuador and is believed to be the last living member of its species. Conservationists are anxious to ensure h...
The plains zebra is a close relative of the quagga, extinct since 1883. But according to members of the Quagga Project in Cape Town, South Africa. The foal seen running with its herd of plains zebras is a quagga. His name's Harley and he was born in...
Catalans are famous throughout Spain for their spirit of innovation. That ingenuity has recently been extended to the creation of what, the Associated Press reports, is the Barcelonan area's largest solar energy plant. The solar panels have been inst...
White lions are roaming the African plains once again. Over the past decades, few sightings were reported of these rare big cats in their natural environments. And South African white lions could only be seen in breeding programs and circuses. Now th...
Archeologists are hoping to attract tourists to one of the jewels of the Roman Empire. Viminacium was the most important city in the Roman province of Upper Moesia. The city was located in what is today, Serbia. It's believed the Romans first conquer...
Beneath the tourist gondolas on Lake Xochimilco in Mexico lives a creature that resembles a monster. Known as the water monster or Mexican walking fish, the axolotl is type of salamander. The Ambystoma Mexicano, this species, is the axolotl of Xochim...
NASA scientists report NASAs Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time on Mars. Soil experiments reveal the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid w...
Across the river from Belem Brazil, the largest city in the Amazon Basin, the channels are busy with boat traffic. Here traditional river dwellers make a living by harvesting the black fruit of the thin acai palm tree. In this part of the Amazon, aca...
An Israeli archeologist in Jerusalem believes a ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered. The site overlooks the Elah Valley, said to be the scene of the slingshot showdown between David...
