Our outdoors columnist looks back at 2025 and the trends that may continue to shape our planet and nature in 2026.

Beachgoers on a popular stretch of U.S. coastline have been stopping in their tracks at the sight of translucent, blue and white blobs scattered along the high-tide line. The creatures look almost ...

Welcome to Heron Lake State Park in Los Ojos – New Mexico’s best-kept secret that’s simply too gorgeous not to share.

Standing majestically on a 100-foot cliff overlooking the Chesapeake Bay is the park’s most iconic feature – Turkey Point Lighthouse. This historic beacon has been guiding mariners safely through the ...

First, let’s clear something up about recent reports of a live cockroach pulled from a woman’s skull. It was technically in her skull, between her eyes—but if you stick your little finger in your ear, ...

Newly hatched orchid mantises display black–red coloration and change to pink–white coloration after their first moult. This colour transition is mediated by the novel pigment transporter Redboy, ...