While fewer than 200 stars are typically visible to city dwellers, up to 15,000 are on display in the least disturbed night skies. We may have to go in search of starlight, but chasing dark skies is an exhilarating travel adventure....
Although new wilderness areas are being named, some say true wilderness has not existed on this planet since 1821, when an American sealer became the first person to set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula. Does wilderness exist anymore?...
A recent spike in graffiti on public lands coincides with the rise of social media. Is a quest for instant fame causing many people to behave badly—and dangerously—in the outdoors? ...