Plastic waste in the ocean has continued to be a topic of interest in the United States and globally. This plastic study will bring experts together to study the United States contributions to global ...

Nearby Mount Rainier National Park also offers the easy 3.5-mile Naches Peak Loop, where the impressive Mount Rainier serves as a picture-perfect backdrop to the sub-alpine flower-filled meadows.

To the naked eye, the Asian longhorned tick isn’t much different than other ticks found in the United States: It too has eight legs, a round body, and mouthparts that latch onto its chosen host ...

There have been brief moments of reprieve in the drought that has stretched on since 2000 in the western United States—a water-rich 2011, a snow-laden 2019—but those breaks have only ...

Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it. ByMelissa Groo July 31, 2019 •15 min read ...

Organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other partners, Lightning Safety Awareness Week is held the last full week of June each year. Lightning is one of the ...

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters is unprecedented. But the building has seen its share of skirmishes. A gunman opened fire in the U.S. Capitol in 1995, killing two ...

The United States imports 90 percent of the seafood it consumes—from shrimp to salmon to crab. Across the globe, more than 50 percent of seafood comes from aquaculture.

Once held by Great Britain, the United States extended its territory shortly after winning the War of Independence. It later expanded its claims to the Pacific and Latin America.

Every year at Thanksgiving, families and friends gather to share personal stories and perhaps reflect on the early history of the United States. But aside from deciding whether to ask for seconds ...

As Congress continues to weigh hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to SNAP, local food banks are sounding the alarm that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Tens of thousands of food insecure Staten Islanders rely on benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition ...