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There have been some 6,000 Great Lakes shipwrecks, which have claimed an estimated 30,000 lives. These maps show some of them.

Urinating in the direction of NATO’s staunchest opponent could cost you $350 or more. For world peace, aim wisely.

Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.

A basement renovation project led to the archaeological discovery of a lifetime: the Derinkuyu Underground City, which housed 20,000 people.

Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.

Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.

Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.

One day, we could fly across the U.S. in half an hour. A state-of-the-art hypersonic flight testing facility at UTSA could help make that dream a reality.

France is split in two by its very own "desert," the Empty Diagonal. The area’s depopulation is fairly recent, and Paris is to blame.

Many of the furniture giant’s products are named after Swedish locations. Not everyone is happy about that.

The “Euro Night Sprinter” map is utopian, but Europe’s rail future could look a lot like it.

On long-haul flights, some airlines show shipwrecks on their in-flight maps. The aim is to entertain; the result is often to horrify.

People tend to reflexively assume that fun events – like vacations – will go by really quickly.

Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.

These prices are too good to pass up on.

The pandemic has many people questioning whether they ever want to go back to the office.

After years of speculation a team of researchers has pinpointed the age of this ancient mystery.

It's highly effective.

A tourist generally has an eye for the things that have become almost invisible to the resident.

In her book The Art of Rest, one researcher conducted a thorough analysis of the top 10 activities we find most restful.

A new study shows that at least one long-ago journey would have required deliberate navigation.

A mineral made in a Kamchatka volcano may hold the answer to cheaper batteries, find scientists.

"Nothing but naked people: fat ones, thin ones, old, young…"

Virtual reality is more than a trick. It's a solution to big problems.

The space tourism company Virgin Galactic teams up with Rolls Royce to create a new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft.

The trans-Tasman and Pacific bubbles will likely be among the first safe international travel zones in the world.

The European Union agreed on a list of 15 countries that would be allowed to travel in its bloc. U.S. citizens were not on it.

If you're interested in reinvention and adaptability, turns out Italian cooking is an instruction manual for life.

The European Union is debating over two lists of nations from which it will accept travelers starting July 1.

Don't worry about grammar rules at first. They'll only trip you up.