It was about 10:30 pm, the darkness so inky you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The leafy boughs of late-spring ...

From blue-light fireflies to synchronous light shows, these are the best places in Appalachia to see fireflies each summer.

HAYWOOD COUNTY — At the end of 2024, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) purchased 407 acres on the eastern edge of Great Smoky ... of salamanders, synchronous fireflies and ...

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres in Haywood County to conserve land for wildlife, clean water and scenic views.

A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team of scientists from Montana State University, the U.S. Geological ...

Eight people were displaced after a fire began in a multi-family home in Quincy Sunday afternoon. Firefighters battled smoky conditions when the fire began in the two-family home on Arlington Street.

Two enormous continent-sized mountains 100 times taller than Everest are hidden thousands of kilometres beneath the Earth’s surface, according to new research that has left experts stunned.

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change. Melting ice high up in the Rocky Mountains ...

But this famous peak pales in comparison to two secret mountains, which are more than 100 times taller than Everest's 8,800-metre summit, scientists have discovered. Reaching heights of around ...

The Palisades fire has burned almost 24,000 acres through the Pacific Palisades and into the Santa Monica Mountains. The burn area covers several popular hiking spots, including Temescal Canyon ...