Travel across tundra in Russia

GUARDS with anti-bear capsicum spray are necessary during nighttime toilet visits on an isolated Russian expedition, writes Ewen Bell.

Should Obama ban photo ops with foods like burgers and fries?

What could be more American than hot dogs and apple pie? Perhaps it’s no wonder that politicians spend much of their time on the campaign trail hamming it up with voters at diners, burger shacks and other eating establishments that aren’t exactly paragons of healthful fare.

Fred Pearce's top 10 eco-books

From the despair of nuclear bombs to the hope of nuclear technology, the environment journalist picks out green books that are both positive and negative about our planet's future I am not a tree hugger. Nor a people hater. For me, as an environment journalist for 30 years, the story is about people and how they work, live and dream on planet Earth. And how we – seven billion of us, and counting ...

Devastating blaze a blow to Prescott's fabled Whiskey Row

More than 110 years ago, a similar fire had destroyed almost all structures on the block.

Fathom: A Perfect Day In Glacier National Park

Both hikes wander through the sun-laced woods for a while before lifting up above the tree line.