The country's third largest lake is home to many beautiful rocky and sandy beaches, though water temperatures are chilly—rarely topping 73 degrees Fahrenheit, even in summer. You'll find ...

They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...

Katie Joll Carved millions of years ago by passing glaciers, this state park is a must-see for anyone looking to experience Lake Tahoe's beauty. Surrounded by towering trees, this inlet along the ...

In Modern Slavery (a book co-authored with Zoe Trodd and Alex Kent Williamson), Bales points to three factors to make the case that the Laogai system is a form of state-sponsored human ...

Lake Eyre Basin is one of the world's largest internally draining river systems – its streams do not reach the sea. It spans 1.2 million km 2, which is almost one-sixth of Australia. The basin ...

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor".

Since its launch, Dark Horse Comics’ “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series has been told through a series of graphic novel trilogies, but the series is getting a shake up with its first stand-alone ...