Curving the blade Next, the smith pulls the katana from the fire and plunges it into a trough of water in a rapid cool-down process called "quenching." Because the sword's back edge and inner core ...
Tropical Storm Francine is not far from the deep South Texas coastline: Its rotating center is just over 100 miles southeast of Brownsville, in the same region where Hurricane Beryl was churning the ...
This walk in west Dorset takes in an ancient sunken road and offers a glimpse of an unspoiled old-world village. Click into the photo gallery above to see a map of the route full-sized. The medieval ...