Your simple guide to the dozens of national and international animal awareness days, weeks, and months.

While much of the country’s attention will be on the East Coast to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, another important moment will be marked on the West Coast.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

Some species are at their most active in winter, whether they’re flying, feeding, or mating. From elephant seals in ...

Grays endure an epic roundtrip journey of 10,000 miles or more, and California holds a prime seat through May. Along with being a migratory route for grays and humpbacks, this stretch of Pacific Coast ...

The National Park Service is ramping up its efforts to locate the driver of a vehicle that illegally went off road in Death ...

National Geographic releases its list of the top spots for wellness around the globe.

Winding through wild national parks, hillside vineyards and whimsical towns, a campervan trip through the Western US promises to be unforgettable.

From Yosemite’s Badger Pass to little-known slopes in Washington State and Ohio, three parks offer a rare chance to ski ...

Taken with the beautiful scenery and the support of the sherpas on her journey, Sky said she began to get what she calls ...

Landslides closed Highway 1 for three years. No one expects this will be the end of its battle with the forces of nature.

Greenland’s remote eastern fjords are a place of elemental beauty, where glaciers carve through the land, musk oxen roam ancient valleys and human resilience is tested against the raw power of nature.