A USA TODAY analysis found more than 600 fires that burned at least partly inside national parks in the past four decades.

It doesn't take much driving outside of Alaska's largest city to get to the wild. This enormous state park has hundreds of ...

If you want to spend some time in world-class nature, check out America's largest national park. Sadly, it's also one of the ...

At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and then particularly in the following several decades, the U.S. government began ...

Here’s the state of affairs at national parks and what NPCA says Congress must do — now — to save our National Park System.

National parks in America offer every kind of escape; some overflow with eager visitors, while others stay under the radar.

Learn more about books and DVDs about national parks from Elisabeth Wielgus, technical services aide at Columbus Public Library.

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia has generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section ...

James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami warning for the coast of Northern California from Cape Mendocino to the ...

Test your knowledge of US counties with this quiz! Learn about their purpose, the states with the most or fewest unique ...

A tsunami watch was issued for the entire West Coast on Tuesday after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of ...