They can be a life-threatening disaster—or a pricey nuisance. Here’s what you need to know about the depressions and holes ...

Explore the Mingan Archipelago’s many islands to see giant monoliths, secluded beaches, and whales and other marine life.

And when he set out to explore Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, a scenic, culturally diverse spot that joins the mainland by ...

The alligator gar bears no relation to alligators, but with its wide, crocodilian head and razor-sharp teeth, it’s easy to ...

The Greenland shark is the world’s longest living vertebrate. It can live for 400 years— twice the age of the longest-living ...

Though its last eruption was a century ago, California's Lassen Peak is the centerpiece of a volcanic panorama.

Think you’ve mastered the canyon? Take part two of our Grand Canyon National Park quiz and challenge your knowledge of its history and geology.

The groom was none other than the ruler of France, Louis XIV, 45, also known as the Sun King. His bride was the Marquise de ...

The xenotransplantation comes on the heels of recent transplants of pig hearts and kidneys into medical patients.

Its origin is a mystery, but the Peggy Martin rose weathered weeks underwater after one of America’s most devastating storms.

What started as a 1960s school fundraiser in California became a nationwide escape into the past. Here’s the history behind ...

The sultry interiors of the Caribbean islands are a veritable haven for tropical wildlife. From giant butterflies in Jamaica ...