For a dose of nature’s medicine even in the coldest of times, head indoors to these tropical forests, desert landscapes, and scented flower beds.

A century after the first Michelin star was bestowed, the award continues to shape the world of dining, recognising everything from elegant French restaurants to Singaporean street-food stalls — and ...

Penang’s capital serves up a heady blend of flavour and creative flair, from wok-charred noodles on street corners to world-class cocktail bars.

A ritual dance would reunite his people with their dead. The Ghost Dance swept across other North American tribes, until fear and violence brought it to a tragic end.

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

With some of the world’s clearest skies, the Elqui Valley on the edge of the Atacama Desert offers an unparalleled lens into ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.

Follow in the footsteps of a Welsh king by scaling Cader Idris, but beware: it’s said those who sleep on the peak are destined to become poets or go mad.