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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 view of Sentinel Peak, the end of the Alaskan Peninsula and part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

How Intrepid Biologists Brought Natural Balance Back to the Aleutian Islands

To save birds such as the cackling goose, first the foxes had to go.

Rene Ebersole August 6, 2019

Video • Object of Intrigue

The Value of the Largest Egg in the World

Canopy walkway at Lekki Conservation Center.

Lekki Conservation Center

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

These sockeyes are ready to spawn.

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

It's not clear whether these landscapes are real or imagined.

Found: Very Old Paintings on the Fancy Vault Doors of Wyoming’s Capitol Building

Rugged mountains and peaceful streams were hidden under layers of brown paint.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 8, 2019

Gyotaku, the art that turns fishermen into artists.

How the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing Inspired a Modern Art Form

Gyotaku was once a way to brag about the size of your catch.

Sabrina Imbler June 26, 2019

Monarchs love milkweed.

Monarch Butterflies Really Need Your Urban Plants

A new paper argues that cities can make a lot more space for milkweed, in particular.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 24, 2019

This rusty patched bumble bee was spotted during a bee survey near the Twin Cities.

Minnesota Wants to Pay You to Care About Bees

Won't you please spare a thought (and some lawn space) for the rusty patched bumblebee?

Jessica Leigh Hester June 14, 2019

An exceptional Indian banyan growing in Lahaina Courthouse Square in Maui.

How Hawaiʻi Recognizes Its Best and Brightest … Trees

The state has some strict standards to be named an exceptional tree, and competition is pretty stiff.

Sabrina Imbler June 7, 2019

A jaguar.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

Zoo Miguel Álvarez del Toro

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

Cenotaphs in Orchha at sunrise.

Cenotaphs of Orchha

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

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.

One of the rescued bears in part of the enclosure.

Cercado Osero

A mountain path passes by several sprawling enclosures home to a pair of rescued brown bears.

The hidden cupid emerging from Vermeer's <em>Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window</em>.

A Secret Cupid Is Emerging From a 17th-Century Vermeer

It's been known for decades, but recent work showed that it had been painted over after the artist's death.

Evan Nicole Brown May 14, 2019

Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico

Crocodiles of Sumidero Canyon

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

Wa Ale Island's main beach and turtle nesting site.

Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma)

Nesting Turtles of Wa Ale Island

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers?

Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm.

Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.