A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is known for turning legs to jelly for anyone game for scaling to the top.

Ned Rozell [email protected] is a science writer for the Geophysical Institute.

This artist's concept visualizes stars near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Each has a colorful trail indicating its speed –– the longer and redder the trail, the faster the star is moving.

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Lily Collins is celebrating all the love this Valentine's Day with her family. Diseased crops and a difficult growing season have caused prices to surge. Bad time to be a chicken, good time to be ...

Family fun for the February half-term We’ve got 15 fantastic days out for the February half term, from roar-some dinosaur trails to eco-friendly fun. Kent and Medway have missed out being part ...

The nation must lose its tight focus on individual disciplines if it is to keep pace with the evolving requirements of scientific enquiry.

After a day of wandering the stunning Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, roam among the dinosaurs at the Extinction Trail. Now a permanent feature of the Sanctuary and included free with your admission ...

Tiny and Buddy find out that a newer train called The Rocket Train will be riding the same tracks as the Dinosaur Train. With Tiny and Buddy on board, the "old" Dinosaur Train ends up helping out ...

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