This National Forest Week, let’s celebrate just how important national forests and grasslands are to millions of Americans. 

Earth has a number of fantastic outdoor destinations for your next visit to the third planet from the sun. You may even glimpse humans trying to glimpse you, especially in these visitation spots, which have become quite popular within the intergalactic community.

In case you need an excuse to get muddy, here’s a great one: Today is National Mud Day. Getting dirty often goes hand-in-hand with enjoying time in the great outdoors, and, as it turns out, dirt can also be one of the many aspects of nature that can actually benefit your health. Don’t believe it? [...]

If you live in the United States (and maybe even if you don’t), you’ve heard of Smokey Bear, but how about Spunky Squirrel? Woody the Log? Howdy the Good Outdoors Manners Raccoon? The great outdoors doesn’t need a marketing gimmick—and yet, these mascots exist (or once existed), and we’re not mad about it.  Over the [...]

Bear Grylls comments on missing submarine destined for the Titanic wreck site. “[W]here there is life there is always hope.”

Suffering from burnout? Have a chunk of change to drop? These five nature retreats promise peace and quiet, relaxation, and nature-based experiences to lift you up and cure your woes with the help of the great outdoors.  Nature Rx does not need to cost an arm and a leg, of course, but isn’t it fun [...]

The saying goes, mimicry is the highest form of flattery. For these five animals, mimicry is a way of life, and, in fact, it’s a big reason they’re so good at staying alive. In biology, mimicry is a “phenomenon characterized by the superficial resemblance of two or more organisms that are not closely related taxonomically.” [...]

Here are five things to stop doing right now on your outdoor adventures if you want to protect the ocean for future generations.

Gretchen Rubin is a happiness connoisseur, and she says no matter what you’re trying to achieve, going outside will almost always help you reach your goal.

There’s a lot we don’t know about the deep sea. Last week, scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus, a 68-meter (223-foot) research vessel equipped with ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) that deploy and explore the deep, came across a creature they’d never seen before. The creature, a pulsating orange sea jelly, appears to have three yellow tentacles coming [...]