Tackling the John Muir Trail at night with only stars and moon to light the path, a veteran hiker experiences the popular 200-mile trail in a new—and wilder—way.

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A fire that ravaged a third of a Namibia's Etosha National Park is "now contained", according to the country's environment minister, Indeleni Daniel. The blaze at the wildlife reserve, one of southern ...

America’s West is home to some of the world’s most famous national parks and while Nevada’s Great Basin flies under the radar ...

A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of ...

Many areas in the National Park System are open, with cuts to staffing and services. “Oh God, I had no clue,” a visitor says.

Mount Rainier National Park – along with the Olympic and North Cascades National Parks – remains open to visitors, but lacks staff and services. About two-thirds of National Parks staff nationwide ...

Dracula orchids, also called monkey orchids, look like a face hidden in nature.

According to the Utah Office of Tourism website, the state’s five national parks — Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef ...

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said firefighters were called to the Marian Mill, west of Mackay, after 2pm to reports of a fire in the roof of a shed. A fire has broken out at a Marian Mill ...

National Geographic helped the famous conservationist get her start—and followed her chimpanzee research and advocacy for wildlife in a career that forever changed how we understand animal behavior.

A federal government shutdown has cut off services at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Restrooms will remain open and trash collection will continue as they are considered essential services.