Spearfish Canyon Nature Area in Lead, South Dakota is that rare natural wonder that delivers maximum beauty with minimum fuss – the perfect recipe for a laid-back day trip that feels like a vacation.

Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed new light on the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans. An international team of researchers has ...

This illustrated geologic timescale of Earth focuses on the landscapes, flora and fauna of the West, drilling into the region’s deep history.

Tribes and environmentalists say the Interior Department's actions are attempts to erase complete tribal histories from park ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research has purchased the former Prairie Berry Winery property in Hill City and is converting it into a natural history museum. The ...

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

Learn how geological clues preserved in ancient oceans link repeated volcanic eruptions to Triassic marine extinctions.

The exceptionally well-preserved fossils shine a light on the mass extinction that brought an end to the “Biological Big Bang.” ...

Scientists analyzing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered the early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes and traces of bone, ...

Explore Mammoth Cave National Park, home to the world’s longest cave system, with year-round tours, hiking, wildlife, stargazing, and scenic river paddling.

Experts say Maine tourmaline continues to shape regional culture and identity, from museum exhibits and scientific research ...

Tucked within the larger South Cumberland State Park system, Savage Gulf represents the crown jewel in Tennessee’s natural ...