"Lungs of the World" and its millions of species are at risk of harm. The eyes of nations around the globe are currently focused on the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, where wildfires are wreaking so ...

As I write this, the Brazilian section of the Amazon rain forest is still actively being consumed by flames. The tropical South American forest, which covers a remarkable 2.1 million square miles in ...

How much is a rain forest worth? Until recently the answer was: virtually nothing. A tropical rain forest provides habitat for untold species of animals and varieties of plants; modulates the climate ...

According to Skyscanner’s report, other trending destinations around the globe include Jaipur, India; Bodrum, Turkey; and ...

In a field of bare red dirt in São Paulo state, Paula Costa is trying to turn back the clock. Five hundred years ago, this land was part of the Mata Atlantica, a dense, diverse rain forest that ...

Dinosaur and fossil aficionados are intimately familiar with the meteorite strike that drove Tyrannosaurus rex and all nonavian dinosaurs to extinction around 66 million years ago. But it is often ...

Get a bird's-eye view of the 1,500-square-mile Juneau Icefield from a seaplane. Hop on a boat for a whale watching and wildlife viewing tour where you may spot humpback or killer whales. Ride the ...

A road closure threatens access to Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rainforest this summer. Courtesy Jefferson County Public Works After a months-long closure, Jefferson County has secured some of the ...

Just in time for sunshine and warmer weather, visitors may get a chance to return to the mossy Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park before summer begins. Repairs on the damaged Upper Hoh Road, the ...