UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

Pulling into the Mountain Valley Mobile Home Park, behind Honey Butter in Carbondale, one is met with kids playing basketball ...

Patrick Connolly joined two other cyclists in pedaling from the Gulf Coast of Florida to the Atlantic Ocean over the span of ...

An unassuming dogwood tree outside Camp David became the solution to a devastating disease. A University of Tennessee professor found it.

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The large maple tree stood closest to our backyard in a line of six trees marking a neighbor’s property line. It likely had been planted roughly 50 or so years ...

Table Rock State Park trails could reopen soon as crews reroute, restore and clear the paths along the popular mountain trail ...

Looking for the best hikes in Joshua Tree National Park? Explore Skull Rock Trail—an easy, scenic loop filled with massive boulders, desert views, and a skull-shaped rock you’ll never forget.

We know that the sun has entered its peak phase of activity, called solar maximum. But are we still in it, or is solar maximum already behind us? Let's see what the data has to say.

A falling boulder struck the girl, causing blunt force injuries to her neck and chest. Photo by Detait via Unsplash A 7-year-old girl struck by a falling boulder died at an Incline Village ski ...

Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French Polynesia before its wild population was decimated by the rosy wolf snail, a carnivorous and invasive species.