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Rain Revives Doñana National Park
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Published April 25, 2024
Amid prolonged drought, wet spring weather flooded marshes and greened vegetation in southern Spain.
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An Outpost for Evolution at Aldabra Atoll
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Published March 20, 2024
The large coral islands off the African coast are home to giant tortoises and unique birdlife.
Snow Peak, Réunion Island
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Published December 30, 2023
The highest point in the Indian Ocean, this 2-million-year-old volcano is rarely snowy.
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Green Forests and Dark Skies in Cephalonia
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Published December 9, 2023
Aínos National Park on Greece’s largest Ionian island became a dark sky park in 2023.
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The Biesbosch of the Netherlands
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Published November 17, 2023
These freshwater tidal wetlands have been shaped by centuries of floods and the efforts to control them.
South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region
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Published October 28, 2023
Thousands of endemic plant species flourish in one of the planet’s hottest biodiversity hotspots.
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Lake Urmia Shrivels Again
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Published October 10, 2023
A few years after a fresh influx of water raised its levels, the large lake has nearly gone dry.
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Water Woes in Doñana National Park
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Published June 26, 2023
Satellite data show wetlands in Spain desiccated by demands on groundwater and persistent drought.
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Quirimbas Islands
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Published February 4, 2023
Skirting the coastline of Mozambique, these 32 small islands are home to a diversity of corals and sea turtles.
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Dzanga Bai Elephant Enclave
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Published July 9, 2022
The charismatic creatures have cleared and maintained an open mud and mineral bath amid the rainforest in the Central African Republic.
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São Miguel, Azores
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Published July 7, 2022
São Miguel Island is the largest, most populous, and most volcanically active of the nine islands of Azores archipelago.
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Triassic Talampaya
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Published June 18, 2022
This national park in western Argentina is rich in plant, mammal, and dinosaur fossils, as well as rocks dating back 200 million years.