The bold question-askers at What If map out how a 40,000 km highway around the equator could revolutionize global travel.

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Falcons are a class of birds best known for their speed, vision and hunting prowess. Here’s the story of perhaps the most impressive falcon of all.

Eighty years after World War II, Okinawa and Taiwan remember the war in vastly different ways. Okinawa still bears deep physical and emotional scars from a brutal ground battle, while Taiwan ...

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs.

Klotho Neurosciences, Inc. and the Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science, Leading Experts on the Okinawa "Blue Zone", Announce a Plan to Study Tissue Levels of the Human Klotho Gene and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...

Okinawa, Japan, is these days known for its spectacular beaches and is a popular getaway. But its lush jungles saw deadly combat in World War II. Photo / 123RF Trekking through mud and rocks in ...

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across both sides.

Archival Okinawa photos show the history of the 80 years since the end of World War II. An NHK World camerawoman brings a dark chapter of history to light using the images of a single spot.

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...