To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

The now-abandoned salt flats of South Caicos are getting some much-deserved attention from the island’s tourism industry.

While probiotic supplements have been touted as a gut-health booster, recent research shows why three groups of people may ...

Experts estimate that 1 in 250 people have a genetic form of high cholesterol called familial hypercholesterolemia—and that ...

Small lizards in New Orleans have an “unprecedented” tolerance for the toxic heavy metal. How are they even alive?

From Prince Edward Island to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s eastern seaboard is a treasure trove of wild places filled ...

Plot a mini-adventure in Italy's great outdoors — whether you want to swim around Sardinia or circle Lake Garda by bike.

A snowcapped backdrop to Seattle and Puget Sound, Mount Rainier is a slumbering giant that last erupted in the 1890s.

Learn about the dozens of species called birds of paradise. Discover the dramatic, brightly colored plumage that sets them ...

Since the outset of the Quaternary, whales and sharks have ruled the seas, topping a food chain with otters, seals, dugongs, ...

The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of violent ...

Forecasters say the region’s sea ice will dwindle to a strip above Greenland and Canada. There, polar bears and others will ...