For the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” a remarkable feat in set design was undertaken.

Dambijantsan, widely known as Ja Lama, was born in 1862 in the Dzhungarian Basin, Mongolia.

In the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, located in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico, lies an area shrouded in mystery and intrigue, known as the Zone of Silence or “Zona del Silencio.”

In the small village of Parikkala, near the Russian border in Finland, lies a peculiar and captivating world created by one man, Veijo Rönkkönen.

Turritopsis dohrnii, a small species of jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, was first described in the late 19th century.

John William “Bud” Rogan, born in Tennessee in 1868, began an extraordinary journey of growth at the age of 13.

Nestled in the remote outback of Western Australia, the story of Wittenoom is a stark reminder of industrial ambition gone awry.

In the heart of Gonabad, a city in northeastern Iran, lies one of the most extraordinary feats of ancient engineering: the Qasabeh Qanat, a traditional underground water channel.

Arctica islandica, a species of clam, holds a unique distinction in the natural world.

In 1969, a series of soccer matches between Honduras and El Salvador transcended the realm of sport, igniting long-standing tensions into a brief but brutal conflict known as the Football War.