The Custer Gallatin National Forest on Friday authorized a controversial land swap involving more than 15 square miles of land in two different south-central Montana mountain ranges. With the decision ...

This prehistoric-looking forest dweller, with its vibrant blue head and dagger-like claws, roams the dense rainforests of New Guinea. The Dwarf Cassowary is the smallest of the three cassowary species ...

Tiger Forest is one of the newest exhibits at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. There are two major problems with ...

The verdant mountain is enveloped in mid-afternoon fog ... two-thirds of which is covered in primary forest. Image by Keith Anthony Fabro/Mongabay Rainforestation farming marks a shift from ...

The aptly named Dwarf 3 will make you think again, with this compact smart telescope reduced to the size of an old-fashioned camcorder. Does reducing a telescope to such a portable size involve ...

Ancient secrets are emerging from the melting ice of the Rocky Mountains, revealing a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest frozen in time. Why were these trees growing ... calling it a “valuable ‘time ...

The smoke you have been seeing on the west side of the valley is a result of responsible landowners thinning trees to create a more healthy forest and reduce the ...

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A spectacular highlight for snow-coach passengers in Yellowstone National Park is to share the road with giant bison. The ...

The observations made using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope appear to show a white dwarf nearing the point of no return - called the event horizon - as it orbits ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

there is a small stream tributary that originates from the high ridgetops of Elk Mountain. An old horse trail from the early 1900s circles the small gorge of this stream. The forest here had been ...