America’s national parks are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and the political prominence of climate deniers isn’t helping. But the parks could…

An astounding photograph and two ecological catastrophes combined with a classic book to inspire a crusading U.S. senator to institute what he called a “national teach-in.” Fifty…

The geysers of Yellowstone National Park are magnificent to behold, as millions of tourists can attest. Intriguingly, such powerful natural phenomena may have contribute to the…

Wolves were hunted to near extinction across the U.S., leading to ecological disaster. The 1995 release of wolves in Yellowstone Park led to an unexpected revival of animal and…