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Biodiversity

Ferry to Cape Wrath across the Kyle of Durness.

Keoldale, Scotland

Cape Wrath

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

A captive beluga sturgeon (<em>Huso huso</em>), the largest freshwater fish species in the world.

endangered animals

The Last Refuge of Eurasia’s Giant River Dwellers

From poaching and dams and climate, sturgeon in Georgia are facing extinction.

Isaac Schultz August 8, 2019

Meet the crisp and tart Gravenstein apple.

In Northern California, the Time Is Ripe for a Forgotten Apple's Comeback

Once-popular Gravensteins are available for just two weeks each August.

Evan Nicole Brown August 6, 2019

Lekki Conservation Center

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

Permanently Closed

Marine Aquarium under the Palm House at Kew Gardens.

London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

<em>Bulbostylis paradoxa</em>'s flowers, in bloom just days after being burnt.

This Brazilian Plant Regenerates Just a Day After Being Scorched by Wildfire

And its flowers bloom only a week later.

Evan Nicole Brown June 18, 2019

JURASSICA Museum.

Porrentruy, Switzerland

JURASSICA Museum

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

Pantaneiros are rounded up to be returned to the farm for milking and health checks in Aquidauana, Brazil.

The Endangered Cow Being Saved by Cheese

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.

Sarah Brown June 10, 2019

In the toy museum.

Old Payá Toy Factory

Ibi's pioneering toy factory now houses two small but mighty museums.

Hapless prey would never know what hit them.

It’s Not So Easy to Rename a Species With a Problematic Moniker

One scientist argues that we should reconsider the Bobbit worm.

Sabrina Imbler May 31, 2019

Inside one of the tropical greenhouses.

National Botanical Conservatory of Brest

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

Dana Village.

Bsaira District, Jordan

Dana Village

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut.

Penny, British Columbia

Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

My, what big marginal spikes you have.

carnivorous plants

Venus Flytraps Are a 'Horrid Prison,' But Only for Certain Insects

Medium-size bugs beware.

Noor Al-Samarrai March 27, 2019

Circo lake in the park.

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve.

Eydhafushi, Maldives

Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

The Lava Garden, planted on volcanic rock from an ancient volcanic eruption.

Mexico City, Mexico

UNAM Botanical Garden

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

Baby mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.