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Recently reopened after a 20-year closure, this quieter alternative to the state's ultra-famous national parks makes an easy ...

Swimmable cities are making a comeback in Europe—just in time for urbanites to escape unprecedented heat waves.

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To understand the story of evolution—both its narrative and its mechanism—modern Darwins don't have to guess. They consult ...

Geddoutahere! You want me to cover the entire New Jersey shore in three weeks? For your information that's a 127-mile ...

When I began to study the great cats nearly half a century ago, their sheer magnificence enthralled me: Tigers striding on ...

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An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why ...