When I moved from NYC to Spain, I asked 2 strangers twice my age to be my biking buddies. We formed an unexpected, lasting friendship.
I was scared to mountain bike alone when I moved to Spain and asked two older men fixing a tire if they'd bike with me. We ...
At these Alpine wellness retreats, ancient remedies have a modern twist
From hay baths to high-altitude forest bathing, a new wave of spas in the Dolomites are reimagining traditional rejuvenation ...
No stranger to wildfires, a Helene-ravaged WNC now faces a complicated future battling them
People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...
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PNG’s Torricelli Mountains teem with life — and the risk of extinction
Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...
Forest bathing and hay baths: 5 innovative wellness retreats in the Dolomites
From hay baths to high-altitude forest bathing, a new wave of spas in the Dolomites are reimagining traditional rejuvenation ...
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25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan you must visit in 2025
With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...
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Meet the Coloradans Working To Save the West’s Wildfire-Ravaged Forests
The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn ...
This wine region boasts some of Australia’s best vineyards, beaches and wildlife – and you’ve probably never heard of it
Rather than heading west out of Melbourne towards the Great Ocean Road, Rosamund Hall turned east and took the lesser-known ...
How does the Phoenix Zoo move two jaguars and a mountain lion into new homes? Carefully
As a new animal habitat sprung up at Phoenix Zoo, two California condors watched closely. Then they learned who was moving in.
Hard maple ingrained with basketball’s history
Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel ...
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Status of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Six Months After Hurricane Helene
Over 45% of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail has reopened in the mountains in the six months after Hurricane Helene. This has been a collaboration across agencies and volunteer crews to tackle the ...