Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Each year, Nature’s Best Photography draws together some of ...

When it comes to landscapes, the United States goes big. From the Grand Canyon and other must-see high desert, red rock parks on the southwest’s Colorado Plateau to Wyoming’s Yellowstone, and the ...

Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and ...

China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones. Snake Island was ...