His passing marks the end of an era for Tibet’s struggle for freedom, but his legacy will continue to inspire generations. Born in 1928 in Taktser, Amdo, Gyalo Thondup was destined to be at the ...

Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.

An ancient map from 400 years ago, known as "La Virginea Pars," may hold the key to solving the mystery of the lost Roanoke colony, a puzzle that has intrigued researchers for centuries.

Pema Tseden was born in 1969 in Amdo, in the Tibetan region ... The Search follows a film crew driving across Tibet, hoping to cast an adaptation of a traditional Tibetan opera. Frustrated and unable ...

Since the 1970s, Charles Gaines (previously) has been charting the sprawling, unpredictable forms of trees onto numbered grids. He began with walnut trees in 1975, which he photographed while barren ...

Experts believe they may have finally solved the centuries-old mystery of America's lost Roanoke colony through hidden details discovered in a 400-year-old map. A blank spot on the historic "La ...

The region also features monasteries, ancient ruins and plenty more mountains, lakes and forests. Nagqu is the largest region within Tibet, situated north of Lhasa. Nagqu, like Ngari, is pretty ...

Tibet? Not so much. But in its focused, unshowy, methodical way, “Frontline”’s “Battle for Tibet’’ makes the case that the world should be paying closer attention to the isolated ...

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

A sacred city in Sri Lanka holds an ancient carving believed to be the world's oldest map or an ancient stargate revealing the secrets of the Universe. Sakwala Chakraya is an ancient carving ...