The Kings County Mining Company had hiked through the mountain benchlands at the advent of winter, hoping to reach the ...

In China, a striking 94% of the population lives below a specific red line on the map that divides the country into two ...

The measles outbreak continues to spread throughout the U.S., sparking discussions about how best to protect children and ...

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The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in ...

There are over 60 national parks in the United States—and they're never more popular than at the peak of summer. This year, ...

The Coast Guard has confirmed that a boat carrying a missing family of four from Troy has been found and human remains ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.The same was true 73 ...

Nearly a year after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a family of four missing after the boat they were on capsized in waters off south-central Alaska, the ...

Scientists describe how they’re prepare for the upcoming field season despite the challenges. High Country News ’ weekly ...

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...