At least 2 billion people worldwide routinely drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes.
It's a well-known truism in the world of park management: Hikers rarely read trailhead signs.
At first glance, the undulating brown wrinkles of Molok Luyuk make it seem like a banal California mountain ridge. Most visitors ride ATVs up and down hillsides and litter them with shell casings from makeshift shooting ranges.
Stewards of parks and wild lands would do well to understand the term "typography as image" and to employ it in practice, according to the results of a new study of how trailside signs influence users' behavior.
The traditional conservation paradigm of "leaving nature alone" can be unrealistic and counter-productive, especially in a time of increasingly rapid ecosystem change, according to a new study by Stanford University scientists ...
The Wonder Years can be great, sure: first loves, long summers, panoramic dreams exclusive to those with a lifetime of runway. The Working Years, too: established identity, new family and old friends, freedom to pursue personal ...
With spring settling in across the U.S. and days lengthening, many people are ready to spend more time outside. But after a walk outdoors, have you ever found seeds clinging to your clothes? Lodged in your socks and shoelaces? ...
Mice, voles and other rodents are small, but as carriers of disease, they can pack a mighty punch.
Nature lovers tend to be categorized as either "appreciative" or "extractive." The first group includes people like hikers and bird watchers, while the second includes hunters, fishermen and fisherwomen.
The lack of snow cover and mild winter weather that has people trading in snowshoes and skis for hiking boots, and shovels for gardening rakes, is also increasing their exposure to Lyme disease year-round, scientists say.
