The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

Before Taronga Zoo stole the spotlight, Sydney’s first zoo was hiding in a swamp. In 1884, the city’s very first public zoo ...

From the roar of Fenway Park in Boston to the white picket fences of Nantucket, Alice Howarth has the perfect itinerary ...

From sweeping parklands to manicured lawns and lakes, English Heritage looks after some of the nation's most stunning gardens ...

In 2023, two men chopped down England’s Sycamore Gap tree, a tall, beloved specimen growing in a dip in the rolling landscape ...

A newly reconstructed 1-million-year-old skull from central China may rewrite key chapters of human evolution. Researchers ...

I stood on the cobbled quayside of Stockholm’s old town, Gamla Stan, and stared out at the gently bobbing pleasure boats ...

In 1973, Brighton and Hove, and much of East Sussex, became a Dutch elm disease control area. The control zone stretches from Falmer in the west of the county to Pevensey in the east, except ...

Saskatoon police say they have solved a mystery that goes back more than a century.The remains of an unknown female were ...

While most European holiday destinations are winding down in October there’s one island in the Mediterranean where the ...

Long-time Lisbon resident Mary Lussiana reveals where to stay, what to eat and what to do in the Portuguese capital.

Tate Britain plans to build new Mediterranean and East Asian-inspired green spaces and a "garden classroom" for children. The ...