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A chestnut-sided warbler.
nature

Find More Birds Wherever You Are With These Birding Basics

Author and birding enthusiast Heather Wolf shares her favorite tips for finding our feathered friends.
Heather Wolf August 24, 2023
Dallas, Texas

Klyde Warren Park

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
A building in the Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale.
abandoned

Podcast: Ruins of Le Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 12, 2022
A volunteer with the reforestation effort walks through a woodland near Amman. Today, only about one percent of Jordan is forested.
forests

To Resurrect Jordan's Lost Forests, Plant a Seed in Hearts and Minds

Environmentalists see small reforestation pilot sites around the capital of Amman as a first step to a greener future.
Jason Ruffin April 7, 2022
Tashkent Park
Seattle, Washington

Tashkent Park

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
Plaza 1° de Mayo tile art (in desrepair)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Plaza Primero de Mayo

You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
This Turf Tutorial introduces the concept of urban naturalism to help you hone your observation skills and cultivate your sense of wonder and curiosity in nature as you explore the city.
nature

Turf Tutorial: Urban Naturalism

Exploring Earth Oddities in Urban Wildscapes with Ruby McConnell
Restored Endale Arch in 2020
Brooklyn, New York

Endale Arch

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.
Nairobi City Park
Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi City Park

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.
A worker tending lettuce at Metro Farm.
Seoul, South Korea

Metro Farm

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.
parks

Podcast: The White Squirrel of Prospect Park

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 12, 2021
Children at the edge of Lago Ex SNIA, an accidental lake in eastern Rome that resulted from a construction error in the 1990s.
birds

Rome’s Accidental Lake Is an Urban Refuge and Catalyst for Activism

The body of water, which shouldn’t even exist, has a long history as a source of both controversy and comfort.
Lidija Pisker July 16, 2021
These trees tower above the Rail Corridor.
science

How Singapore's 'Tree Doctors' Treat Their Giant Patients

Meet the arborists who care for the stately trees that mingle with skyscrapers.
Toh Ee Ming June 14, 2021
Scarlet minivet
Kathmandu, Nepal

Ranibari Community Forest

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Seattle Peace Park

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.