The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

A 16th-century map could offer insights into the enigma surrounding the settlers of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Established in 1587 on the island that now shares its name, near the current North ...

It was a different kind of island getaway. Scientists were intrigued after NASA satellites spotted a mysterious “ghost island” that formed and then disappeared just as quickly. The phantom ...

One of the greatest mysteries in American history is the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a small settlement of more than […] ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island ...

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...

Though U.S. maps will reflect Trump's new name for the body of water, the rest of the world will continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico Win McNamee/Getty; Google Maps Google Maps will soon change ...

Shortly after the re-release of the Mediterranean-inspired map, an explosion rocked the island, creating a series of cracks and crevices throughout while opening up a new underground area.

Several destructive fires continue to ravage thousands of acres of Los Angeles County as of Friday morning, with little containment on the largest blazes. The Palisades Fire, the largest and the ...

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Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

Inhabited by the Inuit, the island was colonized by Denmark and Norway in the 18th century and eventually fell under the administration of the Danish crown. After World War II, Greenland was ...