A mountain in New Zealand has been given the same legal rights as a human being in a unanimous parliamentary vote. Taranaki Mounga (or maunga), formerly named Mount Egmont by European settlers, is the ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law ...

Quite a few islands around the world are very large, and many of them are countries. Here's a list of the top 8 islands that ...

Snow isn't just for the mountains, the northern U.S., Europe and Siberia. Here's a sampling of the more bizarre events.

Explore how climate change threatens 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe, from melting glaciers and rising sea ...

The film surpassed Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling’s starrer Oscar-winning film La La Land to enter the top ten highest-grossing movie musicals of all time list. Scroll below for the deets.

The Conversation Africa chatted with the study's lead author, Julian Schrader , about the findings on African islands' plant life, including the fact that Madagascar has the world's highest ...

The only players who can even remotely keep up with the highest-paid men of today are the likes of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, two of the NBA’s biggest stars of all time.

But the one thing that (we think that) we know is that the highest-paid coach in the NFL at present is also the most successful in the NFL. Andy Reid, who coached the Philadelphia Eagles before ...

The United Nations officially recognizes 180 currencies worldwide, used as legal tender in 195 countries. However, popularity and wide usage do not necessarily equate to the value or strength of a ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is made up of 30 blue-chip, American companies, many of which pay dividends to their shareholders. Investing in dividend stocks is a time-tested strategy that ...