Catie Leary writes and curates visual stories about science, animals, the arts, travel, and the natural world. This steaming, effervescent spring is the centerpiece of New Zealand's famous Wai-O-Tapu ...

Onsen are baths filled with geothermally heated, mineral-rich water. They’ve long been part of Japanese culture, but foreign travelers often struggle with the nudity aspect. - Boaz Rottem/Alamy Stock ...

There's nothing quite like sinking your weary limbs into a natural hot spring after a tiring hike. Especially if the enchanting pool is hidden halfway up a hillside with jaw-dropping views of the ...

The summer crowds at Yellowstone National Park were confronted with the heartbreaking sight of a bison stumbling and then falling into the 160-degree Grand Prismatic Spring, one of the park’s main ...

Several people witnessed a bison’s final moments after it fell into a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, photos and videos show. Screenshot of Katie Hirtzel's video in "Yellowstone Through The ...