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Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp.

A rustic red wine called tannat and a new vineyard trail are drawing travelers to this small South American country.

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The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

Some sixty years after her grandmother discovered “Nutcracker Man,” Louise Leakey unearths his long-lost hand—reviving a ...

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