This is Kenya's Masai Mara, one of Africa's great natural wonders, filled with a wonder of life. But these days political unrest has scared away many tourists. And fewer visitors means less revenue to protect the animals that live here. The nearly 60...
Climate change is normally bad news for endangered species, but in the case of Australias Grey Nurse Shark, some scientists suggest it might actually help their fight for survival. The Grey Nurse Shark is one of Australias most critically endangered...
A heavy sandstorm blanketed Baghdad on Thursday, causing havoc for residents of the Iraqi capital with flights delayed and dozens of residents with respiratory problems taken to hospitals. Many people on the streets of Baghdad wore scarves or masks o...
The small town of Cuatro Cienegas in northern Mexico is an oasis (绿洲) in the Chihuahuan desert. It s a valley that holds an example of what some believe is the one of the first human footprints in the Americas（美洲大陆以及附近岛屿）...
It's not an easy life for an elephant on Bangkok's busy streets. According to the Associated Press, an elephant in the city must earn about 1,000 US dollars a month to feed itself and make a living for its handler. Using an elephant on the streets to...
For more than one thousand years, Babylon was one of the worlds most celebrated cities, where King Nebuchadnezzar II is believed to have built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The ruins of the ancient Mes...
From the air, Namibia looks almost uninhabited. Boom towns near depleted diamond mines lie abandoned. Shipwrecks dock the beaches of the skeleton coast. Salt pans, the largest in Africa, reflect sterile white light. 1,200 feet high sand dunes crest o...
An architectural marvel, the center of the Golden Global Pagoda in Bijapur India contains the worlds largest stone dome, built without any supporting pillars. The planned height of the structure is more than 315 feet. And with an inner diameter of ne...
During the holiest Islamic month of Ramadan, only two meals are served-- Suhur and Iftar. Suhur is the meal eaten before dawn and Iftar is eaten after sunset. These consist of mostly fatty and protein-rich foods as seen in this Tehran marketplace, an...
Scientists on Thursday released results of a landmark study to record the diversity of life in and around Australias reefs. The scientists from the Census of Marine Life have reported finding hundreds of new species of marine life off two islands on...
