These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature winter wonderlands Located in the White Andean Mountain Range near Huaraz, Alpamayo is among the most beautiful peaks in the world.

Winter might not be the traditional season for a national park getaway, but that’s exactly what makes it magical. With fewer crowds, peaceful snowy landscapes, and a chance to see wildlife in a ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned landscape. Some of ...

A research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur in forests impacted by severe wildfire. The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California's ...

When people imagine winter in Japan, they often think of snow festivals, steaming onsens, and powder-filled ski slopes. A ...

If you live in a region where snow is a rarity, it’s easy to feel like winter magic is out of reach. However, even without snowy landscapes, you can create fun, festive experiences that bring your ...

Srinagar: Winter chill continues to grip Srinagar, as the city recorded a minimum temperature of -2.0 degrees Celsius and a ...

“Night of the Dance” by Oscar Edmund Berninghaus is one of the works featured in “Snow Days,” an exhibition now showing at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. The exhibition includes work from the ...