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North America's 'Western Pompeii'

By Brendan Sainsbury

Jaipur's Jantar Mantar is a 300-year-old observatory of sculptures that can measure the positions of stars and planets, and precisely tell the time (Credit: Meinzahn/Getty Images)
Ancient Engineering Marvels
The city built on a cosmic grid
By Shalbha Sarda
Jože Plečnik's plan for Ljubljana was inspired by ancient Athens – he even called it "The Slovenian Acropolis" (Credit: Tuul & Bruno Morandi/Getty Images)
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The design that changed European cities
By Martina Žoldoš
The Alhambra had one of the most sophisticated hydraulic networks in the world, able to raise water from the river nearly a kilometre below. (Credit: Perszing1982/Getty Images)
Ancient Engineering Marvels
The city where water defies gravity
By Esme Fox
With a population of only about 3,000, the Digueois pride themselves on using the bicycle as their main form of transport (Credit: Anders Blomqvist/Getty Images)
Discovery
The island banning private vehicles
By Alba Jaramillo
The Holy Grail – the sacred cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper – is one of the most well-known symbols in Christianity. (Credit: kiev4/Getty)
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Does Spain have the Holy Grail?
By Izabela Cardoso & Fernando Teixeira
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Lost Civilisations
The mysterious people of the Caribbean
By Erin Levi
The Seychelles vows to protect 30% of its ocean territory (Credit: Paola Giannoni/Getty Images)
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The island nation that saved its ocean
By Alba Jaramillo
Aerial view of a small island surrounded by water
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A paradise with too many palm trees
By Anthony Ham
The thriving port town of Dunwich was lost to storms in the 13th Century
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Is this Britain's 'Atlantis'?
By Lizzie Enfield
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Culture & Identity
The last ship of the US slave trade
By Zoey Goto
A 3,000-year-old Egyptian city called Aten was uncovered west of Luxor (Credit: Khaled Desouki/Getty Images)
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The discovery of Egypt's lost city
By Howard Timberlake
The Indian city of Dwarka is of religious and archaeological importance (Credit: Arfabita/Getty Images)
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Is this India's 'Atlantis'?
By Mithun Pramanik
Notre-Dame's collapsed roof and burned walls have caused it to lose its "voice"
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How sound is rebuilding Notre Dame
By Sophia Khatsenkova
Close-up of a Cyttaria hariotii, also known as llao llao mushroom
50 Reasons to Love the World
The fungi that 'eats' plastic
By Shafik Meghji
Clouds reflected on water in a peaceful natural setting outside Kyiv, Ukraine
Discovery
Eastern Europe's lost civilisation
By Valeria Kovtun