A small creek on Alaska’s Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named after Germany’s Nazi Party by World War II soldiers fighting in the Aleutians.

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Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Empty beaches, still streets, sleeping children—photographers capture a world quieted by coronavirus.

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

In the heart of Africa's most remote rainforest lies Dzanga Bai, a forest clearing where shy, elusive elephants gather in astonishing numbers. It is a place so wild and untouched, it's been called the ...

From the largest canyon in the world to the tallest living tree, here are 12 American parks with amazing wonders.

This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...