
Belize Barrier Reef recovers and is removed from UNESCO 'In Danger' list
Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much...

Truck driver wipes out Peru's ancient Nazca Lines
The historic Nazca Lines of Peru have been damaged by the actions of an inconsiderate truck driver. The driver,...

United Nations climate change cover-up sets off alarm bells
It should come as no surprise that Australia is feeling the effects of climate change as much as the rest of the...

Five grass-covered shelters coming soon to a clifftop the dinosaurs roamed
The Clifftops Cove Holiday Park will occupy a former caravan park on the Jurassic Coast, on the Isle of Portland....

Egypt hopes to build the world's first underwater museum in Alexandria
The Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt has been working towards the creation of an undersea museum around ancient...

Enforma transformed a dark 19th-century stone villa in Montenegro into a modern light-filled residence
The architects left the original exterior features of the building intact and focused their attention on the interiorby...

Destroyed Buddha statues in Afghanistan stand again thanks to holograms
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDEk9rjM39c&w=537&h-302] An ancient land in an ancient corner...

UNESCO announces winning design for the Bamiyan Cultural Center in Afghanistan
The proposal, entitled Descriptive Memory: The Eternal Presence of Absence, envisions a system of negative spaces...

Polish farmers blockaded Chevron frackers for 400 days and stopped drilling in their region
In July, Chevron abandoned its plans to drill for gas in Zurawlow, Poland, after farmers and families from Zurawlow...

Greenpeace activists face criminal charges after damaging Peru's heritage Nazca site
Greenpeace activists have been known to take strong steps to get their message across, but this latest stunt—aimed...

India's air pollution blamed for discoloring Taj Mahal's iconic dome
India's airborne pollution has always been a problem for the rapidly developing country, but now it could...

Archaeologists Discover 1000-Year-Old Viking Fortress in Denmark
Archaeologists from Aarhus University in Denmark and The Danish Castle Centre have made a sensational discovery...

Egypt Outraged Over China's Fake Sphinx!
China is famous for its "duplitecture," but one recent example, a larger-than-life-sized replica of the Sphinx,...

Shigeru Ban Wins Bid to Design Mount Fuji World Heritage Center
Shigeru Ban has won a competition to design the new Mount Fuji World Heritage Center in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture....

Water Expert Expresses Grave Concern Over World's Shrinking Groundwater Supply
It’s no secret that drinkable water is one of the most precious and finite resources on Earth; now an eminent...