National Parks
2 with high-altitude sickness, 10 others rescued off glacier
Officials say two mountaineers experiencing high-altitude sickness were taken to a hospital in Anchorage after spending days in the wild
Party of 4? Your trail is ready. Busy parks try reservations
Hikers catching the view from Indian Head in the Adirondacks come with packs, water, good boots and a new must-have item: advanced reservations
ADDITION Yosemite Climbing Permits
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
The memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map as the Sept, 11, 2001, terrorist attack itself slips deeper into the nation’s memory
Yosemite Climbing Permits
Endangered condor egg hatches in Northern California's wild
A California condor egg has hatched in Northern California’s wild, the newest member of Pinnacles National Park’s recovery program for the endangered species
South Dakota governor sues for fireworks at Mount Rushmore
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has sued the U.S. Department of Interior in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day
Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
Restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic helped Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi sit down and complete his research, raise public awareness of the pollution of river basins — and name a new insect after the virus
Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs
New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves
Mass fossil site may prove dinosaurs traveled in packs
New research shows ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves