Often referred to as the “Atlantis of the Sands,” Ubar was a city swallowed by the unforgiving sands of the Arabian desert. Believed to have been buried due to the collapse of its limestone foundation ...

Cities don’t just disappear overnight. They fade, crack, and crumble under the weight of forces both visible and invisible — some sudden, others grinding slowly over decades. What makes thousands or ...

In 2000, former Mayor John Street pledged to remove 40,000 abandoned cars off city streets in two months. The mayor’s goal ...

Residents abandoned Nya Lödöse in 1624, moving to the more strategic location of Gothenburg, which has now grown to over one million residents.

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