The groom was none other than the ruler of France, Louis XIV, 45, also known as the Sun King. His bride was the Marquise de ...

Its origin is a mystery, but the Peggy Martin rose weathered weeks underwater after one of America’s most devastating storms.

The xenotransplantation comes on the heels of recent transplants of pig hearts and kidneys into medical patients.

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The sultry interiors of the Caribbean islands are a veritable haven for tropical wildlife. From giant butterflies in Jamaica ...

The Himalayas of northwestern Bhutan are peaks of such otherworldly beauty, locals believe them to be home to spirits. In the ...

Suddenly, the vegetation thinned, revealing the jagged entrance of a gaping limestone tunnel heading underground. The air ...

Mexico's $30 billion Tren Maya railway was built to unite the country and honor ancient Maya sites. Now that it’s up and ...

Goose-beaked whales hold the record for the deepest dive of any mammal. Researchers want to learn their secrets to develop ...

In the late 1800s archaeologists pinpointed the location of Taxila, one of the greatest religious and cultural sites on the ...

This region is also arguably home to the best section of the 117-mile Fife Coastal Path, and a train link from Edinburgh to ...

Emerging in monasteries and convents, apothecaries were later incorporated into guilds to serve the general public. But the ...