In the eastern reaches of Java, Indonesia, the Kawah Ijen volcano stuns the world with a spectacle of neon-blue flames ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Why are some lakes so clear? T here’s just something about clear water that captivates us with its serenity and pristine ...

And the marine life is sure to excite even the most well-traveled guests when they have the opportunity to snorkel with penguins, sharks, and playful sea lions, all while blue-footed boobies dive ...

Joyce, Northcote, Vic Snowboarders at Niseko, Hokkaido, with Mount Yotei in the ... Nestled on the shoreline of its lake, Lugano’s palm trees give it a Mediterranean vibe while the surrounding ...

What happened: Beginning Monday, heavy snow hammered parts of Japan, particularly the northernmost main island, Hokkaido ... similar to what produces heavy lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes.

SHINTOKU, Hokkaido — Finland is a nation famed for its saunas. But do you know about avanto, the Finnish tradition of cutting a hole in the ice on a frozen lake to bathe in the water underneath? And ...

Otaru Canal, a popular tourist attraction, is seen in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito) OTARU, Hokkaido -- This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to ...

If one were to observe that I have written critically about Blue Origin over the last half-decade, they would not be wrong. The reality is that the space company founded by Jeff Bezos has ...

You might think that explaining why the sky is blue would be kind of simple. But even a brief explanation of it requires a lot of science. The colors of everything you see are produced in different ...

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