Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

This massive formation hidden in the desert is one of the largest natural arches in the world but remains vastly unknown due to its remote location.

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

The winners of the Travel Photographer Of The Year contest are a gorgeous visual journey through our changing planet and its inhabitants.

A broadly distributed migratory butterfly travels varying distances, influenced by environmental conditions rather than following genetically coded instructions, according to a study. The ...

The nuclear tests conducted by the United States and the then USSR (present day Russia) during the Cold War-era have left ...

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning ...

Scientists from the University of Ottawa, Uppsala University, the Institut Botànic de Barcelona, and other institutions have tracked the migratory feats of the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui).

Ifrane is a town in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco. It has a population of about 15,000 people and is known by locals as "the Switzerland of Morocco".

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

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