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Featured in national parks

By Apr 24, 2021
DIY

A beginner’s guide to visiting national parks

Transportation tips, lodging advice, and other details you need to know.
By Mar 5, 2021
Environment

The story behind our new national park and its unique legacy

New River Gorge in West Virginia stands out with its hunting, fishing, and exploring opportunities.
By Dec 30, 2020
Science

Popular Science’s favorite stories of 2020

13 staff recommendations worth revisiting.
By Jul 2, 2020
Science

The tragic legacy behind the famous ‘Into the Wild’ bus

The lure of the Magic Bus got some McCandless fans killed. Now it's been removed from Denali National Park.
By Nov 13, 2019
Environment

Nature saves us trillions of dollars in healthcare

National parks are literally a treasure.
By Oct 27, 2019
Environment

Your ‘basic’ fall leaf photos could serve as evidence of climate change

Vacation albums are a surprising way to track shifts in the seasonal calendar.
By Oct 18, 2019
Animals

Does Death Valley have a wild ass problem?

The national park’s exotic donkeys might not be the nuisance we thought they were.
By Aug 14, 2019
Environment

These toilets use worms to compost your poop, and they are our future

As park visitation grows, more areas are seeking alternatives to the usual pit toilets and catholes.
By Jun 4, 2019
Environment

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

The legal protections put in place in the U.S. and worldwide to preserve natural areas are increasingly being altered or...
By Apr 18, 2019
Environment

Elizabeth Warren wants public lands to create jobs—and clean energy

These 650 million acres matter.