Travel

Kelp forests are disappearing under warming seas, and the places with the clearest reason to save them may be the ones that treat seaweed as food

Most coral coverage reads like an obituary — but Woods Hole scientists in the Marshall Islands are quietly mapping the "super reefs" that keep thriving when everything around them bleaches white

Federal regulators just ordered the country's six major grid operators to rewrite how data centers plug in — and the part that actually matters is who gets stuck paying when an AI project gets cancelled

The scientists warning that summer 2026 could push global temperatures within breathing distance of the Paris Agreement's 2°C limit aren't working for NOAA anymore — and that detail matters more than the number itself

Trump’s $75 million Oakland coal terminal faces a tougher fight in local permits

Pennsylvania's century-old wooden roller coasters were supposed to be nostalgia relics by now — instead the state quietly became the only place on earth still building them better

I used to think I needed to travel to feel alive. What I actually needed was harder to admit

A deadly outbreak on an Antarctica cruise is raising alarms about rodents, landfills, and climate-era disease

A scientific concept called entropy helps explain why positive travel experiences may slow down some signs of ageing

Maine's wild blueberry barrens are crumbling under a climate they no longer recognize

7 countries where vegan travelers are treated like royalty

8 subtle signs someone is a difficult travel companion before the trip even starts

I lived in Bali for 9 months and here’s the dark side expats don’t talk about

6 vacation pieces upper class travelers often pack that others forget

8 vacation spots that are completely overrated and not worth the money or hype

7 carry-on-only packing rules I wish someone had told me years ago

8 U.S. towns where middle-class retirees still live well on one check

8 things to think twice before mentioning around Georgians if you value peace

I missed my train and went into full panic—here’s what I did to survive in next 90 minutes