When people think of rainforests, they usually picture tropical jungles near the equator. But certain places outside the tropics receive enough rainfall to support rainforest-like ecosystems. In the ...

If someone told you that one of America’s most spectacular natural wonders was hiding in a tiny logging town in Washington, ...

Oregon has no shortage of weird and wonderful attractions, but Prehistoric Gardens in Port Orford might take the prize for ...

There’s something indescribably breathtaking about frozen landscapes, isn’t there? Shaped by millennia of ice, stone, and ...

From short strolls through moss-laden paths to longer treks through magical rainforests, there are plenty of mossy trails to ...

Ancient alerce trees may shelter entire underground ecosystems, with vast fungal networks helping forests cycle nutrients and store carbon.

Escalating wildfires, wind damage and insect outbreaks could threaten tourism, water supplies and biodiversity, a new study ...

The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny wild cats called kodkods, and curly vines of waxy red bellflowers. Towering ...

Soils surrounding large, ancient alerce trees in Chile accumulate a disproportionately high diversity of fungi, which help store more carbon and make the entire forest healthier, suggesting that ...

A new, comprehensive study shows that Europe’s landscapes over the past more than 20 million years have predominantly been a mosaic of grasslands, scrub and woodlands of varying density. A ...

Volunteers have planted 800 young trees in a bid to expand one of the South West's last remaining temperate rainforests. The saplings have been planted at Dartmoor's Wistman's Wood National Nature ...

For a dose of nature’s medicine even in the coldest of times, head indoors to these tropical forests, desert landscapes, and scented flower beds.