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Ecosystems

A tiger steps out in a biosphere reserve in the Sundarbans.

Bangladesh’s Tigers Bounce Back After a Poaching Crackdown

This mangrove forest holds one of the world’s largest remaining wild populations of tigers.

Sabrina Imbler May 23, 2019

Yangykala Canyon

Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Yangykala Canyon

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.

The Klasies River Cave.

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Humans Cooking and Eating Starch

We were eating rhizomes and tubers as early as 120,000 years ago.

Matthew Taub May 20, 2019

Villagers in the Demak district of Java, Indonesia, help to maintain natural wooden seawalls.

On Java’s Coast, a Natural Approach to Holding Back the Waters

Villagers are using natural wooden barriers to try to restore the mangrove forests and save their lands and homes.

Fred Pearce May 20, 2019

April's pollenpocalypse hanging over the city of Durham, North Carolina.

'Botanical Sexism' Could Be Behind Your Seasonal Allergies

More diversity in city trees would probably be a good thing.

Sabrina Imbler May 17, 2019

Mythical canaries adorning the ceremonial hall.

Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Wat Tham Pla

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

A sampling of the teeth found in the Pit of Bones.

These Tiny Teeth Suggest Neanderthals Evolved Earlier Than We Thought

They came from Spain’s eerie “Pit of Bones.”

Sabrina Imbler May 16, 2019

Cueva Clara.

Quebrada, Puerto Rico

Cueva Clara

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

Early spring view of the Jordan River Valley from the hill.

Elmira, Michigan

Deadman's Hill

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

Entrance to one of the Rock Houses.

Kinver, England

Holy Austin Rock Houses

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

The Cueva del Chileno in Bolivia where the bundle was found.

In a Remote Bolivian Cave, Evidence of a Trippy Ritual

Found in a sack made of fox snouts.

Evan Nicole Brown May 8, 2019

The tree is hollow in the middle.

The End Is Near for One of Sweden's Oldest Trees

A giant oak is staring down the leafy green beyond.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 7, 2019

Stonecrest, Georgia

Arabia Mountain

Like Mars, but much closer.

The rounded base of an Eospermatopteris stump.

Gilboa, New York

Gilboa Fossils

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

Hailuoto, Finland

Hailuoto Church

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

Glitter mountain.

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Fragas do Eume

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

Divle Obruk

The rare, cave-aged Turkish cheese is one of the last vestiges of a dying cheese-making tradition.