Safford, his team and this writer are in the Inyo National Forest in the Southern Sierra Nevada mountains, more than 11,000 ...

Mount Everest is 29,032 feet tall, and every year, hundreds attempt to climb it. Its fatality rate is 1%. Here are five ...

Although 'Fake Plastic Trees' is among the best songs Radiohead ever made, it was a slog for people to hear it in its ...

Snakes aren’t built to climb, yet they do it with unnerving grace. Using pure muscle coordination and friction, these reptiles scale trees, walls, and even smooth surfaces. Biologists say their ...

At Kenroku-en, a famous garden in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, "yukitsuri" (snow hanging) work has started.

With soaring mountains and braided rivers, this Wyoming park epitomizes the American West. Here’s what you need to plan the ...

Trees are vital to life on Earth. They absorb carbon dioxide and release the oxygen that sustains us, anchor soil to prevent ...

Monument Peak Trail system, south of Gates, was designed for equestrians but is open to hikers and mountain bikers.

Play for snow leopard cubs is serious business, preparing them with the skills for an unforgiving world. That doesn't mean it ...

Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics ...

Vines can be a lovely addition to a garden. However, some are so vigorous that they will damage siding and gutters, rip off ...

Once a logging outpost, Vancouver Island's Tall Tree Capital is luring tourists to see the last remaining old-growth forests ...