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Silva Jardim, Brazil
The Golden Lion Tamarins of Poço das Antas
These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.
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Podcast: The Capital Stones
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Vallombrosa, Italy
Vallombrosa Abbey
A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.
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These Ants in Panama Are Masters of Damage Control
An incident with a slingshot led scientists to a greater understanding of the relationship between the insects and their host trees.
Queens, New York
Ridgewood Reservoir
This former water source for the City of Brooklyn is now a thriving natural wetland.
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Podcast: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Sierra City, California
Sierra Buttes Lookout
A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.
Gerlach, Nevada
George W. Lund Petrified Forest
A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.
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Pando, the World’s Largest Organism, Is Being Eaten by Deer
Utah's 106-acre stand of quaking aspen clones has survived for millennia, but faces threats large and small.
Nienhagen, Germany
Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
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How a Rebellion Planted Seeds of Revival in Rural Mexico
In 2011, the women of CherĂ¡n led a revolt against illegal logging and corruption. Today, the forests are coming back, and the Indigenous community is returning to its roots.
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10 Places to Fall in Love With Fall
Get into the spirit before winter closes its icy grip.
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Get to Know New Zealand's Hugely Popular, Thrillingly Blue Mushroom
It is a key part of local culture, and looks like it was colored with a crayon.
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Mapping the Rainforests of Britain
The rainy island is home to some of the world's most diverse woodlands—but they are rapidly disappearing.
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Podcast: The Pennsylvania Firefly Festival
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
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Is This a Forest or Ghostly Hands From the Great Beyond?
Bad weather and dazzling white poplars helped create this spooky shot.
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The Last Wild Coffee Forests
Plus four ways to eat and drink coffee that involve the whole plant.
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To Imagine a 39-Million-Year-Old Forest, Start Small—Very Small
Decades of work has revealed a "megadiverse" ancient landscape in northern Peru that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption.
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