Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

For the term project, the class divided up into three teams: an aerial robotics team, a sea robotics team and a ground ...

Thousands of permanent and seasonal National Park Service employees will not be on the job this summer. Park advocates are concerned that the labor cuts put the country’s public lands—and visitors' ...

It turns out that with Apple Maps, you can’t plot a route just anywhere – if there are no existing paths where you want to go ...

The NPS is assessing our most critical staffing needs for park operations ... "We need to be thinking about how we engineer ...

The National Park Service suggests carrying a tide table, topographic map and a watch whenever you're hiking along the coast. Visit the NPS website for links to tide predictions and topographic maps.

Apple has followed Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America when they search for "Gulf of Mexico." ...

Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to formally change the name of North America's highest peak back to Denali ...

Planning a trip and want to explore the best hikes in Arches National Park? Well, get ready, because we’re about to break ...

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System ...

In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity ...

Most injuries at Bryce Canyon National Park can be avoided with proper preparation, common sense and caution. This includes wearing the right shoes, being aware of the weather and driving safely.