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The Via degli Dei, a 130-km route that can be walked or cycled, crosses the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in central Italy, a region that remains largely untamed—rough around the edges, historically a ...

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FLORENCE, Italy — Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division honored members of their unit who were killed in World War II during a Feb. 2 wreath‑laying ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery. The ...

Europe is a continent with an incredibly rich history, and part of that history involves playing host to many spectacular castles, and here are the five best.

Wildcats are so elusive, they were thought to be extinct in parts of Europe. But they are making a comeback in some areas – and photographers and scientists are capturing unprecedented images of them.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At least one wolf tromped through watersheds west of metro Denver in December, a new map released Tuesday by state wildlife officials shows. The wolf or ...

View post: Utah Ski Resorts Tally Feet of Snow, Here's Who Got The Most New year, new me. Black Mountain, a small ski area in Maine, is showing off a new trail map created by volunteers who poured ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images The Full Moon has passed, which means each night until ...

The moon looks almost full tonight, but it's not quite there. We've even got a few more days before we hit that part of the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the ...

Ever wondered why the moon looks slightly different every night? This is to do with the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At least one of Colorado’s collared wolves moved deeper into the northwest corner of the state in July, a new map released by state wildlife officials shows.