Who do American monuments honor the most? A landmark study finally has answers. Review of 50,000 historical monuments across the country concludes that they ‘misrepresent our history.’ ...

Many of the United States’ national monuments, and much of its public land, are in the Western U.S. [Image: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2024] ...

These federally managed public lands have long enjoyed broad bipartisan support, as have moves to turn them into protected national parks and monuments. Research consistently shows that a majority ...

The Trump administration has sparked confusion over the future of two national monuments in California that President Joe Biden designated before he left office. Biden established Chuckwalla ...

Chuckwalla National Monument spans roughly 710,000 acres where the Mojave and the Sonoran desert meet. It's home to chollas and saguaros cacti, and the endangered desert tortoise.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed his staff to review and possibly alter national monuments as part of a push to expand U.S. energy production, a move that could further shake up public ...

Republicans have introduced two bills to prevent presidents from creating national monuments. Conservation groups say the public supports protections of public lands. Some local leaders believe ...

Nor will the grieving iconoclasts “feel better” about history when all the monuments are gone. Far from being mollified and appeased, they will only gear themselves up for more destruction—after the ...

Blau syndrome, otherwise known as early-onset sarcoidosis, is an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder that typically develops before the age of 4. It is a genetic or inherited disease passed down from ...

11,000 years of history and more would be protected by the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument. The Valley 101 podcast finds out more.

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear ...