America is famous for its natural parks, and many of them are considered to be the best in the whole world. These ...

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Visit these underrated national parks across the American West from Washington to Texas and enjoy fewer crowds and ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...

Park visitors agree: riding along the 27-mile Park Loop Road is the best way to do a quick tour of Acadia (and makes a strong case for renting a car). Popular sights and trails like Sand Beach ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

The results of the study were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). “It is a continental-size lake stored in the rocks at the top of the mountains ...

Melting ice has revealed an ancient pine forest in the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The trees, which date back almost 6000 years, were found 600 feet (183 metres) above the current tree ...

Snow in inches forecast for the NC mountains. National Weather Service image An extreme cold watch is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Wednesday morning along and west of the Blue Ridge, the ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to ...