ENVIRONMENT

Despite spring snow still dusting parts of Alberta, it’s now officially wildfire season, and with it comes once again the gnawing worry about which community will next be touched by nature’s fickle finger of destruction. But in the Rocky Mountain towns of Canmore and Hinton, they aren’t waiting to find out. Both say they haven’t…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dog walkers recently stumbled across strange-looking footprints on a Scottish beach — a discovery that triggered an urgent archaeological excavation. The footprints were uncovered at Lunan Bay in Angus, on Scotland’s eastern coast. Sands had shifted during winter storms in the area, revealing the prints. Two locals,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! From long drives to delayed flights and crowded commutes, more Americans are now reaching for headphones over hardcovers, and it has sparked debate over whether their audiobooks really count as reading. Since 2016, the percentage of Americans who listen to audiobooks daily has risen from 3% to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Christian Walker of Prairieville, Louisiana, has been in Dubai for two weeks while on a family vacation with his two young children and pregnant wife. Walker told Fox News Digital he has heard missiles and drones getting shot down at night — and the activity has been shaking…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A tourist perished late last week after entering a closed, hazardous area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park — in what some say is the latest example of park visitors ignoring warning signs and wandering into off-limits areas. The death of a 33-year-old Hawaii resident adds to a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cleanliness may soon come at a price for Southwest travelers, and passengers are blasting the proposed policy. The Dallas-based airline is considering bringing in cabin cleaners between flights to clean only the premium extra legroom seat areas of the aircraft, according to reports.  Coach cabins will reportedly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cleanliness may soon come at a price for Southwest travelers — and passengers are blasting the proposed policy. The Dallas-based airline is considering bringing in cabin cleaners between flights to clean only the premium extra legroom seat areas of the aircraft, according to reports.  Coach cabins will…

Vegas casino CEO says Sin City may be ‘outpricing itself’ Derek Stevens, owner and CEO of casinos and resorts in Las Vegas, tells Fox News Digital how dining habits are evolving as tourism drops in Sin City, with many visitors calling out high food prices in the popular vacation destination. NEWYou can now listen to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As popular vacation destinations continue their crackdown on overtourism, one major city has recently raised its traveler tax — making it one of the highest in Europe. The city of Barcelona, Spain, has nearly doubled its hotel guest tax, from $5-$9 to $10-$17 per person, per night…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly 80 people fell ill with a suspected norovirus outbreak on a major cruise ship in February. On March 1, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) boarded Holland America’s Westerdam ship to investigate a massive outbreak in Hong Kong. Among the approximately 2,800 passengers on board, 65…