An independent survey finds that although NPS's annual budget is around $3 billion, Americans are willing to pay much more

These parks are less popular, but no less spectacular

Ancient trees are disappearing from protected national forests around the world. A look inside $100 billion market for stolen wood

Harjo, a member of the Muskogee Creek Nation, says the appointment "honors the place of Native people in this country, the place of Native people’s poetry"

A British frigate fires on the USS Constitution - but its shots either miss or rebound off its tough oak hull

The burial site, which contains remains from both the Picts and the Norse, is at risk of disappearing due to coastal erosion

"This could be the oldest and longest-lived team ball game in the world," says one archaeologist

It’s not quite a meat dress, but Kaikaia gaga does boast some impressive horn-like appendages

New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids

But will that keep susceptible populations safe?

Lead decontamination policies enacted in August are now in conflict with measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

The Library Street Collective's "We All Rise" coloring book features drawings by around 30 contemporary artists

The extent of the toy’s durability came as a 'surprise' to researchers behind a new study

Delaying the Games for a year is considered by many to be the best course of action for public health

The suspects were found drunk and hiding under a tarpaulin, reportedly in possession of small stones from the fire-ravaged cathedral

A new theory suggests the hot, harsh planet’s interior could have contained volatiles like water

In its first year, the class attracted more than 1,200 students. The online version is abbreviated, but free

The exact molecule behind the Minamata mercury disaster, caused by a chemical plant’s wastewater, remains a point of disagreement

Precious data points logged on paper are in dire need of a hero. Could it be you?

The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater

Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty

Architects and designers restored royal ruins across Europe to their former glory

The Internet Archive describes the downloadable collection of more than one million books as a library, but critics call it piracy

The bright blue pigment that adorns the Bust of Nefertiti’s crown can now be used to study molecular biology

Traces of lead pollution frozen in a glacier confirm that British lead production waned just before the death of Thomas Becket

Ceramics artist Eny Lee Parker hosted a contest that asked quarantined creators to imagine their ideal rooms

The art within Shing Yin Khor's virtual world represents a sassy response to the game's built-in natural history museum

Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city