The five newest National Recreation Trails in six states add nearly 400 miles to the network of more than 1,300 trails.

Discover the fascinating story of the woolly mammoth, an Ice Age giant. Learn about its features, habitat, extinction, and ...

Among these animals is the Arctic hare, the largest hare in North America. The Arctic hare has large claws on all four feet, ...

Orcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies.

Power politics in the animal kingdom could be as intense, deceptive and selfish as it is in the human kingdom. An ancient African allegory whose patent cannot be credited to a particular tradition ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of sloths, from towering giants to today's smaller tree-dwellers, and learn what led to ...

Missouri’s state symbols showcase the items, plants, animals and places that form the unique culture the Show-Me State is ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

A new line of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints discovered at White Sands ...

The San Mateo County Historical Association announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration with the Los Angeles County ...

In the far southwestern corner of Minnesota, where most travelers expect nothing but cornfields and farmland, there’s a magical place that hits you like a geography class plot twist. Blue Mounds State ...

There’s a place in southwestern Minnesota where the landscape suddenly shifts from familiar Midwestern farmland to something that looks like it was teleported from another region entirely. Blue Mounds ...