Easter Island, a remote territory of Chile, is renowned for its iconic moai statues and breathtaking landscapes. The nearest mainland city is Santiago, approximately 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away, with ...

Among the enigmatic mantle lumps are two enormous “supercontinents” buried thousands of kilometers ... unknown details about these vast island regions, revealing that they may serve as anchors ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3, 1983.

The couple are buried on the western half of the airport, at the edge of runway 10 and 28, and have been for more than 140 years. Well, we have to go back in time a bit to explain this - long ...

their images immortalized in statues, carvings, and hieroglyphs. The animals’ mystical significance was such that they were buried with their rulers, ensuring their spiritual powers would ...

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The following day, Jesus was crucified, and he was buried the day after that, the Bible says. He then rose again on the third day, which is when Easter Sunday falls. As a result, Easter is ...

An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found dumped near a cluster of garbage bins in Greece, kicking off a police investigation into potential illegal ...

In December, construction workers putting in natural gas pipelines near Athens found a Roman-era statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis of ...

In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ...

In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a ...