Nature & Outdoors

Although the chemistry of autumn colours is well understood, there is an ongoing debate among scientists about why trees evolved their vivid autumn colours in the first place.

Conservationists and communities are planting thousands of agave plants to protect endangered bats, and the future of Mexico's tequila production.

From red-leaf hunting in Japan to Scotland's "big tree country", here are four destinations to experience the season's vibrant show.

Harvesting olives is an ancient Italian ritual. Now, as a growing number of travellers head to Italy to make their own olive oil, it might just be the next frontier of Italian tourism.

Along Western Australia's remote coast, Ningaloo Reef offers a rare experience: a multi-day kayak trip into a world of extraordinary beauty and biodiversity.

Some high-end tourists are turning to posh properties where they can fish, forage and harvest their meals – and immerse themselves in local culture in the process.

Shunmyo Masuno creates gardens that blend Zen philosophy with contemporary design. Here are his favourite green spaces in Tokyo – from cherry blossom havens to historical treasures.

In 2018, thousands of dead animals, emaciated from starvation, lay strewn across a famous Dutch rewilding project. Was it animal cruelty or just nature taking its course?