Stories tagged "nature"

Drilling leases on and near the border of Utah's scenic national parks have been pulled from an auction block. The US Bureau of Land Management announced its decision late Tuesday after negotiations with National Park Service officials who objected

The Anaconda is one of the world’s largest snakes. It can get to be 30 feet long in size. Scientists said that they can get up to 140 feet long but hasn’t been proven yet.

Spiders have not received the same attention in research as have their relatives, the insects, and as a result, our knowledge of their ways and habits is more limited.

The effect of waves that shine with light blue is a completely natural phenomenon and indescribable beauty: a glow of light interrupts the dark blue of the sea with every break.

Since Jurassic Park ignited the silver screen, conservationists and a few scientists have wondered about using our technology to resurrect extinct creatures or save a species about to die out. But will nature doom our potential efforts to failure?

The following photoset -- some of the world's tallest and most beautiful mountains.

The quintessential denizen of any scary haunted place, belfries, cemeteries, Halloween lore and subterranean caves, the bat is a misunderstood mammal.

Tahiti, often called The Island of Love, is the largest of the 115 islands and atolls that comprise French Polynesia. The 1,042 sq. km. (402 sq. miles) of Tahiti's surface area consist of mountain peaks reaching over dense rainforests of soft ferns.

The Art Of Diving is a new book by Alexander Mustard. Some say this is the best book about diving since Jacques Cousteau’s ”The Silent World”.

New Zealand Photography Nature & Landscapes