A significant portion of the U.S. is experiencing below-average temperatures due to a disrupted polar vortex, affecting over ...

Multiple systems are pushing across the Northern Tier of the country through the weekend, bringing heavy snow to the Great ...

A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of ...

Stretching for over 1,400 km, the Canadian Rocky Mountains are spectacular to see up close. Our Canadian Rocky Mountain ...

A high-resolution groundwater map shows how underground water varies across the U.S., with new insights for agriculture and ...

With over 195 countries on our planet, the world is a pretty strange place if you think about it. Every country is vastly ...

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, ...

Learning how pronghorn survived the climate changes that ended the ice ages anddrove so many other large mammals to extinction can help us adapt to our ownchanging climate.

Towering, snow-white, and impossibly elegant, this is the largest waterfowl in the world, a bird so impressive it seems ...

The locks will close until March 25 when the spring shipping season begins. The MacArthur Lock is scheduled to reopen in late April 2026. In 2025, the last ship through the locks was the American ...

Tennessee is one of those states where natural wonders appear both above the ground—in places like the Tennessee River Gorge ...

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