Thinning of forests, generally undertaken to reduce dangers from wildfire and restore the forest to a more natural state, ...

With a population of 100,000, it can be hard to see it as a mountain town—that is, until you really dive in and discover all ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to ...

When Al and I parked our car at a lot near the DTW airport at 4:30 a.m. recently, it was raining and cold. We quickly took ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro ...

Patagonia’s expedition-level Huemul Circuit is staggeringly tough and endlessly rewarding, with glaciers, rocky slopes and ...

New research reveals the amount of carbon dioxide released by trees into the atmosphere under a warming climate could be ...

Newly on public display this summer at Highland Wildlife Park are female snow leopard Pari and two native felines in their ...

Like siblings hugging in a snowstorm, Heavenly Mountain Resort has two distinct sides – one in Nevada and the other ...

Mahashivaratri is celebrated every year on the thirteenth night and fourteenth day of the month of Phalgun in the Hindu calendar which falls in February or March Unlike most Hindu festivals which are ...