Twisted, bloated, yet often displaying otherworldly beauty, the ancient Baobab tree has survived and spread by adapting to some of…
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And then there were ten... the June 24th, 2012 passing of “Lonesome George”, the only remaining Abingdon Island giant tortoise,…
The notorious smog of Beijing and other pollution problems tend to obscure outsiders’ vision of China as a modern nation,…
Is your mental image of the Middle East almost entirely composed of sand and camels? While it’s true that this…
In the west, we tend to associate China with the chaotic, smog-filled streets of Beijing, but this vast East Asian…
Flowery fields of brilliant blooms in every color of the rainbow are a treat for the eyes and a tonic…
Imagine getting this close to a colossal whale. In Sri Lanka, you can do just that – not to mention…
To the rest of the world, Russia has often been cloaked in mystery, with political affairs clouding our sense of…
Strange, deadly, beautiful and unlike anything else on earth: these 12 bodies of water, including lakes and bubbling geothermal hot…
Hidden from the street, high above the heads of pedestrians, are lush green getaways filled with flowers, shaded nooks, fountains,…