Lands & Waters

Sea Stars

A farewell to arms

By Paul Rauber April 4, 2014

In this story: wildlife

Scorched Earth

Extreme wildfires may mean forests without trees

By Brooke Jarvis March 12, 2014

In this story: science

Last Words

March 11, 2014

In this story: oceans

Bananas

In the future, will bananas solve all our problems?

By Dashka Slater March 11, 2014

In this story: food and drink, science, technology

Artist or Activist?

In Africa, photographer Nick Brandt assembles an anti-poaching army.

By Steve Hawk March 3, 2014

In this story: activism, animals, books, endangered species, wildlife

CALCIFIED FISH EAGLE | LAKE NATRON, TANZANIA, 2012

Manatee Heaven in King's Bay, Florida

Despite their size, the manatees swim with a still, eerie grace

By Rachael Monosson May 1, 2013

In this story: oceans

Moose Romance

You come between a bull moose and his intended. Now what?

By Sallie Shatz January 2, 2013

In this story: wildlife

Illustration of a woman running on a trail

The Last of the Southwest

Otero Mesa, the remnant of a forgotten grassland, looks for a little recognition

By Peter Frick-Wright July 4, 2012

In this story: biking, adventure, wilderness, saving wild places

''The sky and land appear to be painted on a vast canvas in a way that forces the eye to focus afar.'' | Darren Huski

Sound Off

Will the symphony of the Great Bear Rainforest be silenced by tar sands oil tankers?

Text and photographs by Aaron Teasdale May 1, 2012

In this story: adventure, travel, wildlife, dirty fuels, saving wild places

David Rockefeller Jr.

David Rockefeller Jr.: sailor, conservationist, and philanthropist

By Margie Goldsmith May 1, 2012

In this story: oceans, activism

David Rockefeller Jr.: sailor, conservationist, and philanthropist