Antarctica & Arctic
If you were asked to name active volcano sites around the world, you’d probably include places such as Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park and Iceland, the country often labeled “the land of fire and ice.” But what’s under the white, frozen expanses in Antarctica may be far more dramatic.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a pair of mountain gorillas. After trekking through Bwindi National Park in Uganda, photographer Sylvia Rourke spent an hour watching a troop of gorillas. This young gorilla had some fun sitting on Dad’s back.
Conservation
Some scientists, such as American biologist, naturalist, theorist and author E. O. Wilson, say that a majority of wild species will go extinct if humans don’t set aside at least 50 percent of the Earth in conservation areas.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a sleeping lion. Photographer Sue Marchesiello was on safari in Ishasha National Park, Uganda when she came upon this lioness resting in a tree. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
“New England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day,” based on a poem by Lydia Maria Child, published in 1844. Ever since that time, we’ve associated Thanksgiving with a drive to grandma and grandpa’s house—or at least a road trip to visit family and friends.
Videos
It can be hard to be alone, hurt and abandoned by your own kind. How are you supposed to learn what you need to know in order to survive? Luckily, for one bird, having some human friends was the answer.
Travel Tips
There’s a lot to be said for spontaneity. It allows you to take advantage of opportunities that pop up and opens the door for creativity, flexibility and freshness. But I prefer to operate in planning mode, and I like to anticipate what’s coming up on my calendar.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a pair of zebras in the Samburu National Reserve. Photographer Susan Burroughs captured this moment while on safari in Kenya. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
More than 1,500 “national” days have been declared, according to the National Day Calendar. For example, January 2 is National Cream Puff Day. March 4 is Marching Music Day. The first Saturday in May is National Start Seeing Monarchs Day. And don’t forget World Emoji Day on July 17.
Nature & Wildlife
Every night on Earth, a great migration takes place. It’s bigger than the ones of caribou, wildebeest or zebras on land or Arctic terns in the air. But while this stupendous, nightly migration overshadows all the others, you’ve probably never heard of it. And even more surprising is the fact that it’s vertical.
Nature & Wildlife
Because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change, polar bears were listed as a threatened species in the United States under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008.
Nature & Wildlife
There’s no doubt that spending time in nature has restorative benefits. From forest bathing to simply looking at the ocean, nature’s healing powers are well documented. In recent years, however, research is also showing us that travel, too, can be curative.
