In Lake County, we have the wonderfully dynamic Ocala National Forest uplands, lowlands, lakes, ponds, swamps and prairies.

Far from Florida's usual coastal allure, the beaches feel more personal and amazingly crystal clear in this underrated protected forest.

OCALA, Fla. — The Alexander Springs swimming area in the Ocala National Forest is temporarily closed after an “aggressive alligator” attacked a man Monday afternoon, U.S. Forest Service ...

Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

But in the winter, that layer turns a deep, rich blue. Scientists have spent years ... eyes to disentangle the elegant optics. (See National Geographic's favorite reindeer pictures.) ...

In a move for conservation, Governor Ron DeSantis, Attorney General James Uthmeier, and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton ...