Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path.

The world’s forests are often referred to as the lungs of the planet, converting carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe. Yet, in recent years, one critical forest has continued to shine as a ...

Sunny with a high of 94 °F (34.4 °C). Winds E at 14 mph (22.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 66 °F (18.9 °C). Partly ...

Scientists studying glaciers around Mt Everest have observed a concerning trend: the snow line has moved 490 feet higher in less than two months, from 20,000 feet on December 11, 2024 to 19,510 ...

Goma, a city of two million, hasn't just been overtaken by rebels. It's also just 12 miles (19km) from one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world: Mount Nyiragongo. Mount Nyiragongo can ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Google Maps have implemented the controversial name change. The shift follows an official update by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and was ...

A new ocean is in the process of forming, a consequence of tectonic movements that are splitting the African continent. This event, which could happen in the next five to ten million years, will mark ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C) and a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to W at 9 to 12 mph (14.5 to 19.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 42% chance of precipitation. Winds ...