Powerful floodwaters carried landslide debris down the Min River, leaving boulders perched atop what remains of this bridge. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan ...

As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky debate to meaningful ...

On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ...

Rivers always take the easy route. Most start in the highlands before submitting to gravity and flowing down towards the sea, weaving around whatever obstacles they might find in their path. But the ...

New Delhi: For decades, Ruskin Bond has written about the tender and mysterious world of nature, from hills and forests to flowers and small towns, with minute details. His pages carry the scent of ...