America’s national parks as we know them today consist of more than 430 areas, with 85 million acres in 50 states and other territories, like Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. People make more than 300 ...

Additional human remains were located on Feb. 4 with the assistance of anthropology students from Western Carolina University ...

Even before Thursday's storm canceled schools and created treacherous driving conditions, a deep bed of snow had settled across most of Maine. Snow piled on the edges of streets and sidewalks. Snow on ...

Mountains are some of the oldest residents of our planet. Earth's ancient temples of strength and resilience, sometimes ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports on new methods that are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments amid growing ...

Champion crew chief Cole Pearn will be back atop the pit box as he and Martin Truex Jr. attempt to make the Daytona 500 with ...

Mason Archibald, a Bear River Middle School 8th grader, is telling his miracle story of survival that somehow ended without injury.

Sterling Klippel is awed by the beauty of nature but spends his working days resisting its power. Casting worried glances at ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

Snow sports columnist Shaun Sutner on how a series of offseason improvements have benefited Sugarloaf, and raves about a ...

The mid-1960s were just around the corner. Colorado officials were finally getting moving on a plan that would better connect ...