In Peru’s Amazon, a river with an average temperature of 187°F flows nowhere near a volcano. Here’s how a family legend became one of the most astonishing geothermal discoveries on Earth.
They grew for half a million years at 136°F. People could see them for only a few years. This is the story of the Naica crystals.
Every Oct. 30, as evening settles over the cobblestone streets of Iznájar, imported Halloween pumpkins step aside for lanterns carved from melons grown in the
Neither vortices nor UFOs: the Zone of Silence is explained by iron, mountains, and a rocket that veered off course by more than 400 miles.
A volcanic eruption 27 million years ago created this forest of stone, which has just been named a national park.
In northeastern Africa, along the border between Egypt and Sudan, lies a strip of arid land covering 795 square miles where no country’s laws apply.
