Pico Island, in the Azores archipelago of Portugal, had me at hello. Before hello, actually. A couple years ago, I went to the neighboring island of Faial and heard again and again how magical Pico is ...

With a population of over 15,000, the island of Pico is the second largest in the Azores archipelago. Visitors would be remiss to think all the islands that make up what’s been called Europe’s Hawaii ...

For the past 13 years, atmospheric scientists have been tasting the air above Pico Mountain, a dormant volcano in the Azores archipelago. From a perch at 2,225 metres, just below the mountain's summit ...

When advertising executive-turned-hotelier Benedita Branco came across an abandoned distillery in the most picturesque corner of the wild and volcanic Pico island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, she ...

An incredible "rainbow airglow" lights up the night over Pico Island in the Azores in this simply spectacular view from a veteran night sky photographer. Astrophotographer Miguel Claro took the image ...

Light-absorbing brown carbon aerosols, emitted by wildfires, remain longer in the atmosphere than expected, which could have implications for climate predictions. Rising 2,225 meters into the air on ...

Light-absorbing brown carbon aerosols, emitted by wildfires, remain longer in the atmosphere than expected, which could have implications for climate predictions. Rising 2,225 meters into the air on ...