Dinosaurs may be long gone, but traces of their world are still easy to spot if you know where to look. Some places let you ...

DENVER — A national conservation group is raising concerns about the potential threat of energy development at several national monuments, including one in Colorado. The National Parks Conservation ...

What started as eight dinosaur tail bones in 1909 has turned into 211,000 acres of Dinosaur National Monument DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT – When you work on a deep geologic time scale, you’re bound to ...

See petrified redwood stumps, ancient dinosaur bones, archaeological sites and more at these lesser-known parks.

America’s national parks represent some of the country’s most treasured landscapes. Yet, for every protected paradise that earned the prestigious “National Park” designation, there are stunning ...

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Floods can be absolutely devastating. The July 2025 floods in Texas were no exception. A torrent of rain caused the Guadalupe River to overflow in mere hours, killing 135 people (at current count), ...

DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT —When you work on a deep geologic time scale, you’re bound to be late once in a while. ReBecca Hunt-Foster, the paleontologist for Dinosaur National Monument, pulled her ...