In this column, @SmokiesLife intern writer Hannah Early examines lichen and biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National ...

In this column, @SmokiesLife intern writer Hannah Early examines lichen and biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Air quality across U.S. national parks has improved since the 1990s, but growing wildfire smoke and shrinking federal budgets ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

Black bears are remarkably adaptable animals with an extraordinary sense of smell that constantly guides them in their search ...

The National Park Conservation Association said visibility is 65 miles. Still a ways off from the natural visibility of 121 miles.

Is there a question that always pops into your mind as you're driving around Knoxville? Those are the ones we're answering in Know Your Knox.

A coast-to-coast guide to the coolest experiences happening in all 50 states (plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.) right now ...