The worst heat was felt in southern Europe, while punishing temperatures were forecast to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in ...

This list of the best hotels in Corsica has been curated according to their location, style, rooms, facilities and dining options. Here is our selection of the best places to stay in Corsica.

Restricted to the dense mountain forests and shrubland of Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia, the kagu is the only living species of both its genus and family. With its ash-grey plumage, ...

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann were on Tuesday scouring a delapidated farmhouse and draining a well within secluded shrubland as fresh searches in the case began in the ...

A walk through Pratt Farm shows how the forest and fields have changed over the years – and also how the land reveals clues to our past and present.

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, drew my attention to a number of bee-attracting trees. The first of ...

Fire is essential for regenerating the Australian kwongan, equivalent to the Mediterranean maquis, the South African fynbos, and our own chaparral. Fire eliminates dead and diseased plants while ...

From Athens to Vietnam, these off-the-beaten-path destinations offer plenty of sun, sand and solitude. As summer approaches, the dream of a peaceful beach escape can quickly devolve into the ...

Forests characterised as 'wood, shrubland, and regrowth, evergreen, mosaics with cropland' constitute the most extensive coverage, spanning approximately 58,717.65 sq km in the Seven Sister States.

From the culinary specialties of Tasmania to the plethora of wildlife in the Seychelles, islands far and wide are home to a world of adventure — and all are best explored on a cruise.