An ephemeral lake in Algeria last month. Image: Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey Behold Sebkha el Melah, an ephemeral lake in Algeria, seen from space.

High in the Indian Himalayas, a remote lake nestled in a snowy valley is strewn with hundreds of human skeletons. Roopkund Lake is located 5,029 metres (16,500ft) above sea level at the bottom of ...

With all of the noteworthy landmarks and landscapes the U.S. has to offer, including its world-famous beaches, mountains and metropolises, the country's variety of lake destinations can sometimes ...

Lake Chad - a source of water to millions of people in West Africa - has shrunk by nine-tenths due to climate change, population growth and irrigation. But can a scheme dating back to the 1980s ...

Add Muckross Abbey to your itinerary too if you enjoy visiting eery ruined churches ... The 15th-century Ross Castle sitting on the banks of this lake provides a romantic backdrop. If you want to book ...

In the evening hours, the red two-story home on Market Square Green in Colonial Williamsburg looks ominous as it seems to reflect a ghostly air. In fact, the house may be one of the most haunted ...

Jean Creighton, the director of the planetarium and Lake Effect’s regular astronomy ... ready because you don't want things to fry." The eery sounds of space are also explored through what ...

I've read every book in Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series, including the newest, The Grey Wolf. Here are the books to ...

but help them experience the stories of Milwaukee’s past through the eyes of those who now rest in the silent city in the somewhat eery atmosphere of the cemetery at night. "We really wanted to ...

Happy Halloween! I can hardly wait for the annual Keene Central School Halloween parade. Then, after dark, I’ll join some friends on their porch, which is on the Keene Valley trick-or-treat route, to ...

The Lake District is a national park in North West England. It is England's largest national park and covers 2362 square kilometres. It is home to the highest mountain in England - Scafell Pike ...

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