Nature & Wildlife
5 Apex Predators and Where to Find Them
An apex predator is the hardcore animal at the top of its food chain, the baddest of the bad, with few or no natural predators in its ecosystem.
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Nature & Wildlife
Hot Holiday Travels and Awkward Family Reunions
Right now, as you’re probably finalizing your plans for the end-of-the-year holidays, there are some new developments in travel—and family get-togethers—that I think you might find interesting.
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Nature & Wildlife
Snow: Why We Need It and How We’re Losing It
I grew up in the Midwest. That means that as a child, as the joke goes, I had to decide on a Halloween costume that could incorporate my winter coat.
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News & More
Technology Transforms Wildlife Tracking
Wildlife tracking has opened our eyes to many fundamental questions in the fields of conservation and ecology.
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Nature & Wildlife
Deer, Reindeer and REM Sleep
At first glance, geese and reindeer (called “caribou” in North America) may not seem to have much in common. But there is a link: in some places, they share diets and habitats.
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Conservation
Wild Conservation Ideas: Currency Images and a Moon Vault
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.
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Canada & the North
Caribou vs. Reindeer: Is There a Difference?
Many of us are familiar with the tale of Santa Claus and his travels across the world yearly on Christmas Eve, bestowing gifts to every expecting child. His sleigh, elevated into the sky by nine reindeer is a fantasy to some and a lasting tale of wonder for generations of children.
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Conservation
Plants Could Solve the Microplastics Problem
Plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the Great Lakes and in the oceans. Plastic pollution pieces come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than 0.2 inches (or five millimeters) in length—about the size of a sesame seed—are called “microplastics.”
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Nature & Wildlife
Fjords Play a Big Role in Storing CO2
Long, deep and usually surrounded by breathtaking cliffs, a fjord begins as a U-shaped trough, gouged out by an advancing glacier. When the glacier retreats, rising seas enter these trenches, eventually forming finger-shaped, steep-sided inlets, commonly more than 1,000 feet deep.
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Europe
7 Reasons to Visit Northern Norway and Finnish Lapland During Winter
Many travelers understandably want to go to Norway in the summer to enjoy the pleasantly cool summer climate, hike through the magnificent fjords, and have a poetically introspective stay in a picturesque cottage on the coast. And, yes, Norway in the summer is absolutely gorgeous—but Norway in winter? Somehow even more so.
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News & More
22 Nat Hab Travel Destinations Named Top Trips of 2022
For two years, many of us have dreamed up lists of far-away places, and as travel restrictions and border closures continued, these plans seemed increasingly far-off. Now, as travel makes its return, we couldn’t be more excited for those dream trips to become reality.
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Europe
Where to See the Northern Lights in Norway and Finland
Witnessing the dancing glow of the northern lights sits atop many adventure-minded travelers’ bucket lists. Such a spectacular natural phenomenon has the power to stop one in their tracks, bringing them face to face with a raw and elemental sight—that epic and soul-stirring moment so many of us seek throughout our travels. And yet…