A 20-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha statue in the Mekong Delta has been recognized as one of the world's most impressive giant Buddha statues by British travel magazine Wanderlust. The 250-ton statue is ...

This unusual image shows a large plume of discolored water rising toward the Pacific Ocean's surface from the Kavachi volcano, also known as "sharkcano," during an undersea eruption. Kavachi is a ...

The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition announced the winners of its 2025 contest, highlighting the most compelling images from beneath bodies of water around the world. Photographers ...

many people think of giant whales, squid or octopuses with infinite tentacles or sharks that would scare the wits out of Martin Brody and Quint, the main characters in Spielberg's first film about ...

Leshan is renowned for the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site of the Leshan Giant Buddha, which possesses significant historical value in the nation’s heritage and culture. Leshan lacks an airport, and ...

Schaller, two of the leading experts at the research base in Wolong. The book summarized research results on wild giant pandas and sparked global interest in the species 1985-1988 Ministry of Forestry ...

Spoilers then claim the issue’s story opens up with Road and Nami returning to the party with the Giant guards from Aurust Castle in tow. Nami is seen complaining about there being no treasure ...

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Before then, the volcano's most recent major eruptions were in 2016, 2014, 2007 and 2003. In the past, researchers also sighted ephemeral islands up to half a mile (1 km) wide being birthed by the ...

Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin ...