NATURE

From a 175-year-old farmhouse to a luxury lodge on the Grand Canyon, these are the most historic places to stay in eight national park properties.

Planting native flowers, shrubs, and trees instead of ornamentals or plain grass around your home has a number of long-term environmental benefits.

These parks may not have the same level of name recognition as other sites, but offer just as much natural beauty—without all the foot traffic.

No prior familiarity with specialist climbing equipment (beyond walking boots) is required to tackle these 10 scary hikes, but nerves of steel are a must.

Some visitors have chosen Japan’s Aokigahara, or ‘suicide forest,’ as the setting for their final moments—walking in with no intention of ever walking out.

Shark-related tourist activities are now illegal in Mexico’s Isla Guadalupe Biosphere Reserve—a hotspot for great whites.

A team of dedicated scientists is raising eastern hellbenders and releasing them into rivers, helping these ample amphibians to survive.

Volcanoes do more than just spew lava. They can usher in revolutions, inspire great works of literature, or even convince people they're seeing ghosts.

What is likely the world's largest cane toad—dubbed Toadzilla—weighed just shy of six pounds when it was found in Australia.

Despite being all around us, foxes are a bit of a mystery. Here's more about this elusive animal.

Slime mold definitely had a moment—but it’s hard to beat two dead salamanders floating in a carnivorous plant.

Summer, winter, and fall may have their fans, but spring is clearly the best season. Even science agrees.