A freshwater ecologist explains why the mountain is less a postcard and more a slow-leaking, bug-monitored water machine.

Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its ...

Kenichiro Akimoto’s film departs from Hollywood cousin Edge of Tomorrow with Skittle colours and shift in perspective ...

Dian Spear previously worked for South African National Parks, and she received funding from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation for this work. Nicola van Wilgen-Bredenkamp works for SANParks and received ...

Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its ...

A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than ...

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

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CBS Photo Archive // Getty Images Rod Serling’s iconic, critically acclaimed “The Twilight Zone” used fantasy, thriller and science‑fiction trappings to talk about prejudice, war, government and ...

These Arizona day trips are simple to pull off this year, packed with jaw-dropping views, fun detours, and just enough adventure.