For decades, scientists and surgeons around the world have been trying to solve the organ donor crisis. The answer could be ...

Clinical trials are underway that demand us to rethink menopause—and whether or not women actually need to go through it.

The windswept coasts of Prince Edward Island that inspired Anne of Green Gables have also influenced an innovative new ...

A favorite of cyclists, the park’s historic carriage roads offer 45 miles of woodland that’s free of motor vehicles.

During 2024’s record high temperatures, handheld portable fans surged in popularity. For travelers, these mini coolers can ...

A new study offers the first detailed look at king cobra combat. Video evidence reveals that when these snakes joust there is no venom—just a ritualized fight for mating rights.

From scaling one of North America’s longest via ferratas to rafting the ‘Grizzly River’, here are some of the best outdoor ...

In the summer of 1928, American adventurer Fenley Hunter paddled up the South Nahanni River hoping to find a huge waterfall that seemed largely the stuff of Dene legend at the time. Hunter thought ...

On June 14, 1914, three men climbed Lassen Peak to see why a seemingly dormant volcano had started rumbling 16 days before. Now, peering into a newborn crater, they felt the ground tremble.

At Mesa Verde, Spanish for "green table," multistoried dwellings fill the cliff-rock alcoves that rise 2,000 feet above Montezuma Valley. Remarkably preserved, the cliff dwellings cluster in ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...

A sun-swept corner of the Painted Desert draws more than 600,000 visitors each year. While most come to see one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood, many ...