The bones belonged to a new species of titanosaur, a long-necked and herbivorous dinosaur considered a “gentle giant,” ...

What do you picture when you think of the Sahara? A vast expanse of towering sand dunes? The occasional oasis, perhaps? But ...

For many locals, the town of Aitoliko lying on an island between two lagoons in western Greece is their little version of Venice.

The site that is now a salt flat was once a small oasis in an arid ... Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. → 6-foot-long sea creature — with 'sharp' snout — discovered ...

Sea lavender’s small ... around 2004 the village allowed a salt-mining company to create salt flats at its northeastern end. The hope was to harvest the mineral and earn money from the land ...