Visualizing the greatest metropolis in the ancient world requires the full powers of imagination. This is partly due to simple geology. The sun-hardened mud bricks favored by Babylon’s builders have ...

Dr. Stephanie Dalley of Oxford University’s Oriental Institute and author of “The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon” traveled to one of the most dangerous places on earth to prove not only that ...

According to ancient texts, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon boasted elaborate terraces, magnificent water features and floating plants. The decadent grounds are reputed to have been built in the ...

This week, FarmVille started rolling out a new Hanging Gardens farm. Hold on a second, a new FarmVille farm already?! Well, sort of. FarmVille Hanging Gardens is a new FarmVille mini-expansion. Think ...

There are all kinds of good reasons to create a hanging terrarium this spring. Easter is right around the corner, Mother’s Day is coming up, and there will be all kinds of bridal showers and weddings ...

My goal on this hike was to photograph a series of inaccessible alcoves high on a wall in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness on the Colorado Plateau. I returned with a photo, but the most vivid memory ...