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Karo warriors, Omo Valley, Ethiopia. "Five warriors show off their gorgeous body painting and the ostrich plumes sticking out of their headplates, distinguishing adornments of their culture."

“I’ve Lived the Life of 500 People”: The Photography of Art Wolfe

Earth Is My Witness chronicles Wolfe’s 40-year career as a photographer

New Research

Your Microbes Get Jet Lagged, Too

When bacteria’s circadian rhythm is disrupted, they become worse at their jobs

Dinosaur bone fossils at the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah.

The Best Places in America to See Fossils

October 14 is National Fossil Day—here are some of the best places in America to take a trip back in geological time

Autumn in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.

America’s Best Fall Color Drives

Want to be dazzled by Mother Nature’s fall foliage display? Just hop in the car.

Northern lights ignite the sky.

On the Hunt for the World’s Most Spectacular Sky Show

Photojournalist Randall Hyman journeys north to Tromsø, Norway, in search of the northern lights

To enter Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, visitors must descend over 260 feet.

American South

From the Biggest to the Longest, Five Amazing Caves To Visit

New measurements revealed the world’s largest cave, which is unfortunately off-limits. But what are some other impressive underworlds open for visitors?

A fresco from Augustus' house in Rome

Cool Finds

Visitors to Emperor Augustus’ Home Can Now See the Same Frescos He Did

Just in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus’ death, new wings of Augustus’ home are opened

Cool Finds

20 Years Later, “Shawshank Redemption” Has Made This Former Prison a Tourist Attraction

The Ohio State Reformatory now draws 80,000 tourists a year

Revelers celebrating Oktoberfest Brisbane

Best Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest Other Than Munich

If drinking beer and eating schnitzel alongside 6 million people doesn’t appeal to you, here are places to celebrate while avoiding Munich’s crowds

Back in 2005 Virgin Galactic and New Mexico worked out a deal for the state to build a multimillion dollar spaceport. Here's Richard Branson (right) giving Governor Bill Richardson a model airplane to commemorate the occasion.

Cool Finds

Delay-Plagued Virgin Galactic Finds Itself Delayed, Again

It will be hard for Virgin Galactic to fly by 2015 without a fully tested rocket engine

Sculpture inspired by traditional Norwegian fiskehjeller (fish racks) and designed by Rintala Eggertsson Architects

Cool Finds

This Beach Sculpture Is Modeled After Norwegian Fish Drying Racks

Norway’s SALT festival involves music, sauna’s and architecture

Annecy is known as the Venice of Savoie, a region in France.

10 Historic Canal Towns to Visit That Aren’t Venice

Venice might be the most famous town to feature picturesque waterways, but beautiful canals can be found all over the globe

The little 1/3 drone hoverbike in action.

Cool Finds

Hoverbikes Get One Step Closer to Reality

Chris Malloy is raising money on Kickstarter to continue development of his hoverbike

The entrance to Actun Tunichil Muknal

Cool Finds

You Can Visit A Cave Where the Ancient Maya Sacrificed Humans

In Belize, the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is an eerie experience for visitors

A statue in front of the Holy Cross church in Warsaw, Poland, guides viewers toward the August 2014 supermoon.

Inspiring Photos of the Biggest, Brightest Supermoon of 2014

Feast your eyes on these snapshots from around the world

A herd of horses in Mongolia

Cool Finds

The World’s Longest Horse Race Is Going on Right Now in Mongolia

With wild horses, broken bones and treacherous terrain, this isn’t a steeplechase

Cool Finds

Jump on Massive Trampolines in a Giant Cavern in Wales

This sounds like fun: jumping on trampolines 180 feet above the floor of a giant cavern

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Extensive wetlands, cattail marshes and rare bog turtles

The Gates of the Mountains in Helena National Forest

Gates of the Mountains Wilderness

The Lewis and Clark Trail, gray limestone and big horn sheep

Bearce Lake in Moosehorn Wilderness, Maine

Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness

Migratory birds, wooded lakes and rolling hills

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