Prokaryotes, which have no distinct nucleus, are still the reigning champs of biological toughness, as they can persist in ...

When Meredith Holgerson arrived at Cornell in 2020, she began searching for the perfect ponds. Poring over maps, taking tips, she'd traipse into the woods of central New York with an inflatable kayak ...

A new study of two ponds, Texas Hollow Pond and Mud Pond in Central New York, reveals surprising and complex mechanisms for how carbon dioxide and methane in ponds are built up, stored and released.

Whenever reference is made to the mud volcano in Tabaquite, people generally respond “Oh yes, Piparo”. Though Piparo is relatively near to Tabaquite, these mud volcanic areas are separate. Recently ...

Take a winter road trip from Iceland’s second city, Akureyri, through a northern peninsula framed by fjords and punctuated by isolated herring-fishing villages.

Take a winter road trip from Iceland’s second city, Akureyri, through a northern peninsula framed by fjords and punctuated by isolated herring-fishing villages.

Traveling out of Baku to the Caucasus Mountains, home of Azerbaijan’s Mountain Jews, is both exhilarating and hair-raising – ...

Volcanoes are active globally, offering exciting hiking opportunities. Travellers can safely climb Mount Etna in Italy, ...

Discover Saint Lucia—the only country named after a woman. Explore its Pitons, drive-in volcano, rainforests, beaches, ...

When I arrived in Reykjavík, Iceland, last March, a gravel barrier, almost thirty feet at its highest point, had been constructed to keep lava from the Reykjanes volcano from inundating a major ...