The town is renowned for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a formidable landmark rising 1,200 feet above the landscape. This ancient fortress, which served as a royal capital in ...

An ancient rock fortress that sits atop a stone plateau is a site of both archaeological and historical significance. The site consists of a palace with a massive column of granite roughly 590ft ...

Want to make the most of your telescope? You need a mount to match. We have rounded up the best telescope mounts in time for February's Venus and moon convergence. The right telescope mount can ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

The order came hours after Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to 2015, a move he has suggested ...

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to "restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.

Mount Ibu, on the remote island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, sent a column of smoke up to four kilometers (2.5 miles) into the sky in an eruption Wednesday. Indonesian officials raised ...

The Sri Lanka Air Force officially opened its newest golf course, the Eagles’ Citadel Golf Course, constructed to international standards, at SLAF Station Sigiriya today (17 January 2025). The opening ...

The eruption of Mount Kilauea began on 23 December and has paused periodically since, but restarted on 16 January. This stream has now ended ...