Break away from the summer heat at this Texas resort, hidden in a forest at the edge of Houston. It's cool here beneath swaying palm trees beside the refreshing spray of tumbling water. But hold on just a minute. What's wrong with this...

A man with vision joined hands with Mother Nature to create a harmonious garden in the mountains of North Carolina. Allen Hardin is one determined individual. Over the years, he has built a lovely garden in the middle of the woods. he doesn't...

The exclusive Woodlands Resort & Inn in a restored 1906 mansion about 25 miles from the coast is the only resort in South Carolina to receive both five star and five diamond ratings for 2007. The Mobil Travel Guide again...

A previously unknown elephant herpes virus killed the Woodland Park Zoo's youngest Asian elephant, zoo officials said Monday.Six-year-old Hansa, who died last month, was one of 12 elephants fathered by a bull at a zoo in Missouri. Three of the others exhibited herpes symptoms in...

"Fatalism in the Works of Thomas Hardy" by Albert Elliot. A depiction of the struggle between nature and man.