Monarch butterflies were once so numerous in North America that it took little effort to go outside and spot them. Now the United States government says they’re at risk of extinction. Years ago, hundreds of […]
Once ubiquitous, the monarch butterfly is now considered endangered. And after years of staggering declines in their numbers, the United States federal government is finally acting. Tourists used to flock to places like Natural Bridges […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced the opening of a new customer service office in Gunnison, a town located about 200 miles southwest of Denver. The region is home to over half a dozen state […]
Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet like a giant snowball. This global deep freeze, known as Snowball Earth, endured for tens of millions […]
New Wisconsin State Park System passes that are valid for admission for 12 months instead of just for the calendar year will go on sale starting Dec. 2. The changes come due to 2023’s Wisconsin […]
On October 12, parks authorities in France organized their latest “Le Jour de la Nuit” or “The Day of Darkness,” a celebration of night skies gracing France’s national park network. Launched in 2008, the dark […]
Unique lifeforms have been discovered thriving in a continuously frozen lake in remote Antarctica, shedding new light on where and how life on Earth can survive. An entire ecosystem has been discovered thriving deep beneath […]
A national park in northwestern Uganda is the last stronghold for that nation’s lion population. Elsewhere in the country, lions are in decline. Conversely, hyenas and other carnivore species are faring well. Over 100 researchers […]
One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea hydrothermal vents – those towering structures on the ocean floor constantly pumping out a […]
Georgia is one step closer to having its first national park and preserve, after the bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act passed through committee in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Located in Macon, […]
Scientists studying the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii say new evidence reveals ways future eruptions might be predicted. Mauna Loa is known to be the world’s largest active volcano. […]
Officials at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announced that they’ve closed a portion of the park to protect a single pair of nesting nēnē, a species of goose native to the islands. The news came shortly […]
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