It takes just minutes for the earth to swallow me whole as I abseil into the cave’s mouth. My feet bounce off rock until suddenly the wall slopes away into a yawning cavern and I’m kicking out at open ...

Taken together, the fossils show that major natural disruptions were reshaping New Zealand's wildlife well before humans settled there.

Glow-worms could be lighting up South Downs National Park, after being introduced to a new site there. The common glow-worm has struggled in the UK because of artificial lighting and habitat loss, and ...

This complex of colossal, interconnected caverns is located near the west coast of Borneo Island at the centre of Niah National Park. It contains the longest known records of human interaction with ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. An albatross is a large, ...

Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 1. Arriving a little early this year, the holiday provides one final long weekend ahead of fall, and for many people, it provides an opportunity to take one last trip ...