Birdwatchers have a rare chance to witness thousands of the towering birds gather in wetlands and fields of the Platte River Valley.

The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum has launched One Minute Wonders, a new series of short-form videos designed to make postal history engaging and accessible for all audiences. Each one-minute ...

Massive National fire near Alligator Alley burns in South Florida A 25,000-acre wildfire is burning in the Big Cypress National Preserve south of I-75's Alligator Alley in South Florida. Dry ...

A 30-year-old man from Idaho drowned on the Colorado River last week after he was swept overboard while running a powerful rapid in Grand Canyon National Park. The man, identified by his family as ...

It was a cool, breezy morning in early December when Myles Traphagen, the borderlands program coordinator for the conservation nonprofit Wildlands Network, joined a handful of people atop Coronado ...

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja recently announced a collaboration with President William Ruto’s administration to execute some county government functions. On Friday, he inked a cooperation deal with ...

In the calm, bright morning, the frontier settlement of Puerto Natales feels like it’s catching its breath. Beyond the wind-raked waters of Last Hope Sound, the Paine massif rises — a snow-bound ...

There’s good reason why Rwanda goes by the poetic nickname ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’. This tropical country might be tiny — just a 10th of the size of the UK — but it’s blessed with a rampant ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique. Regular exercise strengthens muscles and improves endurance—but new research ...

As traditional arts like blacksmithing and glassblowing decline, artisans at this theme park in the heart of the Smoky Mountains connect millions of visitors to age-old skills shaped by hand, fire, ...