Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Each year, Nature’s Best Photography draws together some of ...

Goblin Valley State Park is one of the most unique and otherworldly landscapes in Utah. This remote desert park is filled with bizarre rock formations that make you feel like you're hiking on another ...

Icebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland's southern Diamond Beach, making the sandy strip look like a field of gemstones. Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New ...

China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones. Snake Island was ...