A key city on the old Silk Road stands midway between Western Europe and China.
Published Sep 23, 2013
Québec City is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Americas, and the one that still feels closest to its roots.
Published Feb 12, 2018
There were few Indian rulers as passionate about architecture as Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur.
Published Aug 24, 2019
Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West.
Published Sep 1, 2013
Nearly 500,000 people lost power and gas when a powerful blizzard struck Iran in February.
Published Feb 11, 2014
As much as 3.5 inches of snow fell in Tokyo on January 25, 2006.
Published Feb 3, 2006
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
Published Nov 4, 2014
This satellite map of snow cover shows that every state in the contiguous U.S., except for Florida, received snow in January 2011.
Published Feb 25, 2011
