Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animal and possibly human health. Can plastic pollution be cleaned up?

The Australian National University created a “ prejudice census ” to better collect information about the surge of incidents linked to Covid-19.

A local family hiking in Claremont Hills Wilderness Park had a close encounter with a bear, and the moment was caught on camera. Ulises Hernandez captured the bear sighting on May 27 while hiking ...

National Parks In the United States, a national park is an area of isolated land protected by the government in order to foster conservation and outdoor activities as well as emphasize national pride.

Over Memorial Day weekend, a 26-year-old woman from Los Angeles went missing after she was swept away in a river in Sequoia National Park.

Among the three newest national park sites, the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin, established in 1980, crosses a landscape carved by the last huge glacier that covered North America. The New ...

If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident 62 or older, you can still use your Senior Pass at any and all National Parks in the U.S. Here's what the Senior Pass is and how to use it.

At the Glacier Gorge trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park, Maria Miglioretti, 56, watched as her cousin tightened her laces in preparation for a snowshoe hike up the Alberta Falls trail on ...

More than 311 types of invasive species are found in America’s national parks, which threaten wildlife and plants. The invasive hemlock wooly adelgid has killed hemlock trees throughout Shenandoah and ...

Our National Parks columnist, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina, shares his favorite southern towns for outdoor access, wilderness, and scenery. Who says the West is best?

An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening. Officials believe everyone on both aircraft died.

Probational staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration were terminated Thursday evening, according to agency employees who were not authorized to speak on the record.