July marks the 160th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth — and the wild Cumbrian landscapes the author loved and helped ...

A kākāpō named Dusky is one of the parrots being monitored during this year's breeding season in New Zealand. The species has ...

The lowly blowfly is known for feasting on feces and corpses. One intrepid researcher hopes to use them as a biological ...

Later this year, a prototype telescope is slated to land on the moon. It could usher in a new era of lunar radio astronomy.

We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where metrics like per capita ...

Explore the islands, beaches, and hiking trails of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve and one of ...

On a sunny Tuesday in the San Francisco Bay, the spout of a gray whale emerged from the depths and sent a heart-shaped cloud ...

New research has revealed insight into the evolution of this influential waterway, which may have been created when two ...

At the New England Aquarium in Boston, a new “retirement” island is designed to soothe the aches and pains of aging African ...

More frequent and intense heatwaves are the future, say experts — but destinations and travellers are adapting fast.

As our galaxy enters its “core season,” national parks, state parks, and more are bringing out the big telescopes to open your eyes to the night sky’s wonders. Under the Milky Way at the Rocky ...

Sidling up to Germany’s Black Forest and the Rhine-woven French border, this mountain resort is one of UNESCO's Great Spa ...