Sommarøy in Northern Norway is famous for its white-sand beaches and summer island light, but winter brings northern lights, dramatic scenery and a quieter Arctic escape.

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to ...

Havila Voyages’ coastal ferry sailings — sans casinos, spas and room service — offer an eco-friendly, slow-travel alternative ...

Just because a beaver is cute doesn't mean it's not scared of you, and if it's scared of you and you corner it, it WILL ...

The world is traveling more than ever before. Cheap flights, social media wanderlust, and the post-pandemic urge to finally get out there have pushed visitor numbers at some of the planet's most ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

Celebrate World Rewilding Day with stories of hope: vultures returning to the French Alps, restoration of a volcanic lake in Sumatra, and gorillas reintroduced to the wild.

See some darling—and some dangerous—animals in images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Ugandan wildlife authorities reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where the large mammals once were poached into ...

If you're hiking in the mountains on a remote trail, then DON'T leave the path, DON'T take a 'shortcut,' and DON'T ...

Working off tips from volunteers, two giant-hunters are tracking down the biggest, tallest, oldest trees in the eastern U.S., ...

The Great Smoky Mountains lie like a group of slumbering giants along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee in the south ...