Simone Scully

Growing up, reading books was my favorite activity (my father didn’t allow us to have a TV). And when my family moved from Minnesota to southern France for my dad’s job right before my fifth birthday, reading became a therapeutic means for me to…

Vote like your life depends on it. For many, this isn’t just a rousing call to action—it’s real life. In this series, people from different jobs, backgrounds, and viewpoints share the impact this election will have on them, and the exact reason…

The National Park Service has released data on its most visited parks in America in 2015, and the most popular park was Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Located at the border between North Carolina and Tennessee and world-renown for its ancient…

NWS NOAA A heat wave is coming. Most of the US will be gripped by dangerously high temperatures this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, some places will see temperatures as much as 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this…

REUTERS/Nacho Doce In the last few months, wildfires have ravaged through Alberta’s boreal forests and California. According to the Climate Central Wildfire tracker, there are 66 large fires burning right now in the western US. And now, NASA is…

NASA/LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response Last week, the season’s first typhoon formed in the Pacific Ocean and grew into a monster super typhoon that hit Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Fujian province of China. It was the strongest tropical cyclone in the…

NOAA Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of Super Typhoon Nepartak, which is expected to hit the island late Thursday afternoon or evening, local time. The monster storm is expected to bring torrential rain, battering waves, and ferocious winds of 175…

Queensland Government Rising sea levels appear to have wiped out a rodent species living on an island in the Great Barrier Reef. This is the first documented case of a mammal species going extinct due to manmade climate change. The mammal, called the…

REUTERS/Christian Harmann Fewer US high school students are smoking cigarettes, fighting, taking prescription drugs, drinking soda, and having sex. But texting while driving is prevalent, and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) remain a concern,…

A breathtaking photograph of a sunrise over a remote location in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah was chosen as the $10,000 grand prize winner of the 2015 Share the Experience Photo Contest, hosted by the National Park Foundation, ACTIVE…

Every year, Paris transforms the riverbanks of the Seine into artificial, sandy beaches packed with deckchairs, free libraries, beach volleyball, ice cream vendors and complimentary concerts. It is the “Paris Plages” event and this is the 13th year…

TripAdvisor, the travel planning and booking site, announced the winners of its 2016 Traveler’s Choice Awards for the best global destinations. London was ranked in first place. Renown for its historical buildings and rich culture, London jumped five…

As Monday moves into Tuesday, Boston continues to brace for a dangerous storm. The National Weather Service in Boston reported wind gusts of 62 MPH at Nantucket Airport. At the time, the NWS warned that the strongest winds were still hours away. With…

Located on the north shore of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, Grace Bay was praised by one reviewer in the TripAdvisor community for its "unbelievably clear, clean water with hundreds of shades of blues and greens and white sugar sand." This…

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has released its list of top 10 places to visit in the United States in 2016, featuring a diverse mix of cities, regions and states across the country. The list includes a mix of up-and-coming destinations and old…

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has released its list of top 10 countries to visit in 2016 and the top spot went to Botswana. (MORE: Amazing Places to See in Africa) Praising the country for its journey "from poverty" to "one of Africa's most…

The Volvo Ocean Race has postponed the start of fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Auckland, New Zealand, due to the dangerous waves and swells brought by Cyclone Pam. Race organizers said they reached the decision because of concerns about the…

The fourth leg of the nine-month Volvo Ocean Race around the world set sail from China February 8 towards Auckland, New Zealand and the teams reached the midway point this week in the race. However, it wasn’t long after the teams set sail that they…

Winter Storm Neptune pounded Massachusetts Sunday with heavy snow, high winds and bone-chilling temperatures. By Sunday afternoon, most of the snowfall had subsided in Boston and surrounding areas, but state and city officials were warning people to…

Snow and cold associated with Winter Storm Linus brought travel headaches for the New York City area Monday afternoon. State police said two people were killed in a multivehicle accident that occurred in two stages on Interstate 95 in Rye. A…