In “The Miraculous From the Material,” the best-selling author Alan Lightman examines the science behind the wonder.

New research puts a dollar value on the health benefits of visits to national parks within reach of the city. It works out to ...

About a year ago in this space, I wrote about a fascinating tree — the bald cypress, Taxodium distichum — that was unique in that it is a conifer that ...

There are a feast of programmes to entertain all the family over the festive fortnight, with an unmissable line-up that will ...

This charming town perched on the California coast is brimming with Victorian architecture and a lively culture, while being ...

Tia Wood grew up wondering why things had to be so complicated. Not because the Indigenous singer came of age on Canada’s ...

After the discovery of the world's tallest tree, the area where the redwoods were would become Tall Trees Grove in Redwood ...

Having a tree or a grove named for you or a loved one doesn’t come cheap, and the names have to be legally approved by the California State Park and Recreation Commission. But after that, the age-old ...

A caracara is a bird of prey not normally seen this far north in the country, but a rare visit is a draw for birders.

In a 408-page report released this week by San Mateo County supervisors Noelia Corzo and Ray Mueller calls for the immediate ...