There's no better place than Washington, D.C., to celebrate America's achievements and sacrifices. From presidents to war heroes to a civil rights icon, it offe

Just west of Interstate 5 (or “the five,” as they say in these parts) within the San Diego city limits is a big slab of 15th-century California. The Torrey

The nation’s sandbox is found in southern Colorado. The heart of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a dune field that spreads out for nearly 30 sq

Zion National Park in southern Utah isn’t on as many “bucket lists” as it should be.

This New Mexico treasure has been described as 'the Grand Canyon with a roof on it.' But don't take Will Rogers' word for it — see it for yourself.

The most notable structure in Nashville's green playground is the Parthenon, a replica of the ancient temple made of modern materials.

A trip to Channel Islands National Park is a trip back in time — Southern California before freeways. The park protects five islands and the surrounding water

Measuring well over 5,000 square miles, Death Valley National Park is the largest national park in the Lower 48. Of course, most people know it for its other su

Sitting on the rain-soak Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington, Olympic National Park is perhaps most known for its expansive temperate rain forest. However

There's a reason why more than 4 million people visit this Wyoming wonder annually. (Don't worry: there's enough nature for everyone to enjoy at this neighbor t

This famous urban greenspace is where the locals go to shrug off big city living and where the tourists go to see what all the fuss is about.

Visible from Puget Sound to the west, Mount Rainer looms above the Cascade Range at 14,410 feet above sea level. This peak of fire and ice — an active volcano

Gulf Islands National Seashore, the country’s largest national seashore, includes six barrier islands stretched out for 160 miles from Santa Rosa Island, Flor

Here are seven of our favorite waterfalls in national parks.

Shenandoah National Park may be the world’s most beautiful highway right-of-way. This park in central Virginia stretches for 105 miles along the Blue Ridge Mo

The National Park of American Samoa isn’t the sort of place you visit on your way to some other destination. You have to really want to be here. It’s a 5 ½

There is more to Nevada than desert, hot nightclubs and garish, neon temples of gambling. Great Basin National Park, about 285 miles north of the Las Vegas Stri

This expansive park offers a peek at the wilder side of New York and New Jersey — from the plush woodlands, hundreds of animal species and even a nude beach.

You won’t find a home where the buffalo roam across this section of the Great Plains, but you will find 126 campsites at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. You

Towering granite walls, picturesque valleys carved by glaciers, jaw-dropping giant trees, waterfalls. It sounds like Yosemite National Park. Kings Canyon Nation

The Palo Alto Baylands Preserve is a special place in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

This South Dakota park delivers a dose of rugged beauty, from the namesake rocks to a classic prairie teeming with wildlife.

With millions of Americans staying home, blood donations are drying up. It's safe to give if you are healthy.

Ask these 6 daily quarantine questions to make sure you're doing OK and taking care of yourself.

During the coronavirus pandemic, we're making phone calls again so we can hear familiar voices.

Social distancing is one way public health officials limit the spread of disease by keeping people from meeting in large groups.

Without human touch, we lose one of our most effective ways to empathize with one another.

The Halley VI Research Station is spending its first winter without humans.

Use this interactive Facebook application to calculate your own personal water footprint, compare it with friends and take steps to reduce it.

The City of San José, California adopted an ambitious Green Vision roadmap and won the 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Award in the large community category

Commitment to developing green economy pays dividends for Raleigh, North Carolina by attracting substantial economic activity benefiting the entire community.

Pest-killing spiders behave differently after exposure to a common insecticide, a new study finds.

When olive trees receive less water, their fruit produces oil with more phytoprostanes, and that's a good thing.

The Arctic repository is making the unprecedented move to assist researchers sidelined by Syria’s Civil War.

At Italy's Ferrari Vineyards, the honeybees keep the vineyards thriving and at least one bear's belly full.

At more than 2.5 million years old, the peaches predate the arrival of humans to the region.

Eating bioregionally is gaining in popularity. Here's what you need to know, including how it differs from the locavore moment.

The new quarterly journal Comestible is a grab-a-big-cup-of-coffee-and-read-from-cover-to-cover kind of publication.

Pellagra, which is caused by a deficiency in vitamin B3 (niacin), showing up in hamsters because of large-scale monoculture.

This is the downside of trendy foods.

Many cultures have end-of-growing-season holidays that are similar to Thanksgiving.

A new app called Tudder promises to help lonely cows find their perfect match, Tinder-style.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

Jim Motavalli shares an excerpt from his just-released book, ​"The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends"

The environment in your neighborhood and surrounding community has a huge impact on your health and lifespan.

From the hidden costs of our digital world to the frozen edges of civilization, here are a few films to catch this year.

#ILookLikeASurgeon aims to inspire inclusion and diversity in the surgical field.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is avocado toast after young people rise up to vote.

13-year-old Sarah Jones is helping the stray cats of her local Utah community by constructing shelters and getting them spayed or neutered.

World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés has served over 3 million meals since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and it's not done yet.