Nature & Wildlife
Antarctica has always been—for lack of another, less trite description—“otherworldly.” It’s clear, clean air and wild, untouched mountains hardly seem part of this planet. But that depiction of the icy continent is usually meant in a metaphorical sense. Now, however, it has taken on a more literal meaning.
Asia & The Pacific
In China’s Sichuan province, dense mountain forests shelter rare wildlife found almost nowhere else on Earth. Here are five reasons why this region should be your next nature adventure—from giant pandas and golden monkeys to remote reserves and highland landscapes.
Travel Tips
Mountains, seashores, grasslands, wetlands, coral reefs and glaciers. Our national parks protect a multitude of terrains for every taste. And with more than 400 national park units across the country to explore, it can be daunting to choose which one you want to visit the soonest. Luckily, you have help.
News & More
Foods speak of place. They reflect a region’s culture, geography and history through their ingredients, preparations and traditions. When traveling, you can take in much of the essential nature of a new place by eating its local, favorite foods.
African Safaris
By Matt Kareus When most travelers think of an African safari, images of the Serengeti’s migrating herds or Botswana’s lush Okavango Delta usually come to mind. Namibia is different. This is a land of vast deserts, rugged beauty and wildlife that has adapted to some of the driest conditions on Earth.
Conservation
Conservation is growing up. The field is no longer just about how to protect an animal group’s numbers and making efforts to keep it from going extinct by identifying key habitats and focusing on natural resource management. Ethnobiology has entered the conservation space in a big way.
News & More
Music has been described as “the art of sound.” It’s a way to express beliefs, histories and values. It has shaped cultures and societies around the world for generations, used in religious ceremonies, to mark life events or to pass down stories.
News & More
For most of us, the Christmas holidays and the end of the calendar year signify a time of peace and reflection; a respite from our day-to-day routines and struggles.
Conservation
If you look at a U.S. $1 bill today, you’ll find an image of an eagle holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other.
Nature & Wildlife
Growing up, you probably learned some version of the following: in the animal kingdom, humans are exceptional and unique. Among the one-of-a-kind qualities that we possess are a higher intelligence than all the other creatures on the planet, the ability to use tools and empathy.
Canada & the North
The first time I heard the expression “Eskimo roll,” I was standing on the deck of the M/V Sea Spirit, a small, polar-adapted, expedition ship that was my home for two weeks as I traveled around the southern coastline of Greenland, from Tasilaq on the west to Illuissat on the east.
News & More
One of the many things that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us is how important essential workers are to our own well-being and to society as a whole.
