Beyond the California postcard, these corners reveal quieter sides of the state that make the usual stereotype feel lazy.

The Pu‘u‘o‘o eruption currently holds the record for the longest fountaining episode at 12 days for episode 3, while the Kilauea Iki eruption holds the record for the shortest fountaining episode ...

In the early hours of June 13, a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin sent several rocks flying into the air and formed cracks in the ...

America’s National Parks are a treasure to visit during the day, but can have another purpose at night: stargazing. Experts ...

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National Geographic Explorers celebrate the greatest American treasures—mountains, forests, wetlands and canyons—from sea to ...

From Hayes to JFK to Trump, discover which U.S. presidents visited the North State, and reasons behind their trips to ...

Some of America’s quieter national parks are having a moment this July, and the travelers heading to them arrive with baskets ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to walk on the remnants of volcanoes that erupted before dinosaurs even existed? The Battlefield Trail at Kings Mountain National Military Park in Blacksburg, South Carolina ...

I’d already seen it from the ground: seemingly endless expanses of land devoid of plant life because glyphosate—a.k.a. Roudup—or similar herbicides were deployed to kill everything except young tree ...

In the early hours of June 13, a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin sent several rocks ...