Between Africa and Arabia lies an island of rare biological oddities—one that’s buffeted now by development, cyclones, and civil war. The Socotra dragon's blood tree, Dracaena cinnabari, can live a ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Tucked away between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa lies Socotra Island, aka the “Galapagos of the Indian Ocean.” Situated approximately 380km south of Ras Fartak, Yemen, the island has ...

In the Indian Ocean, the Yemeni island of Socotra is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. More than a third of the plant species on the island don’t exist anywhere else on the planet. That ...

A friend showed me this island at the beginning of 2021. Until that moment, I knew nothing about it and had never seen it in books, magazines, or in the media. It’s strange that we hadn’t crossed ...

As Sonoma developer Ken Mattson awaits trial for allegedly defrauding hundreds of local homeowners, one of his firm’s lending partners has come under scrutiny of its own. Victims of Mattson have ...

When the property at 70 Moon Mountain Road in Sonoma Valley was sold by one obscure business entity to another in August 2015, the move was applauded by the few local residents who noticed it. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the property at 70 Moon Mountain Road in Sonoma Valley was sold by one obscure business entity to another in August 2015, the move was applauded by the ...

When you think of a place where landscapes do not conform, where trees are umbrella-shaped and the colours change in unrealistic light, welcome to Socotra, which is a part of Yemen yet strangely out ...

It is a very strange island far out in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Yemen, and is often referred to as the most alien-looking place on earth. This has been accumulated on Socotra, one of a group ...

Socotra Island covers an area of just 3,626 sq km (1,400 sq m), and yet this tiny Indian Ocean island lying off the coast of Yemen represents a treasure trove of dazzling biodiversity. The largest ...

Each year, between July and September, the coastlines of Musandam are transformed into a breathtaking scene, one that occurs only once annually and captures the hearts of nature lovers and wildlife ...