Two park advocates urge us to act now before this treasure, given to us by our ancestors, is destroyed by an unelected ...

The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts. Here's what it could mean for visitors this year.

Multiple commuters were injured after heavy smoke filled a New York City subway station on Tuesday. FDNY said a train hit equipment approaching the 191st Street station in Washington Heights, a ...

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Large reserves of white hydrogen may exist within mountain ranges, according to a new study, raising hopes this clean-burning gas can be extracted and supercharge efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

A British tourist has died while trekking with a friend in the Dhauladhar mountains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is reported they suffered a serious injury after falling ...

Occasional snow showers continuing throughout Feb. 20 potentially added an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow in the most-eastern parts of East Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service.

Major roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park remain closed for snow and ice in the Smokies and across East Tennessee. Occasional snow showers continuing throughout Feb. 20 potentially added ...

Did Smokey Robinson write "The Agony and the Ecstasy" about his affair with Diana Ross? In a new interview with The Times, the 84-year-old Motown legend was asked about the 1975 track from his A ...

Were any Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers among the thousands of federal workers terminated late last week? A spokesperson for the park declined to share how many, if any, staffers ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...