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The Cherokee Indians referred to the mountain as Kuwahi for hundreds of years, long before it was dubbed Clingmans Dome in 1859.

Models used to predict flooding are based on long-term, historical records that do not reflect changes to the climate over the past decade, scientists say..

More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced in the U.S. each year, with 14 million of them ending up in the ocean, according to the Department of Interior.

Yellowstone became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1, 1872, and it helped usher in the broader national park movement. The park stretches into Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.

The world's largest trees are adapted to wildfires. But with fires getting more extreme, scientists warn that giant sequoias are running out of time.

Tourists are visiting national parks and surrounding public lands in record numbers this summer, which is causing some overwhelmed national park gateway towns to rethink their promotion strategies.

New fishing rules intended to help revive grouper, snapper and other popular fish in Biscayne National Park start July 1.The rules represent a five-year…

Editor's note: This story was reported before the guidance for people to stay home. We encourage people to follow social distancing guidelines. Big…

Social media is helping drive more people to visit national parks. While it's getting folks out there, it's also causing traffic jams and congestion in places valued for solitude and reflection.

In national parks around the country left understaffed by the government shutdown, trash is piling up, bathrooms are overflowing and visitors are running…

The Department of the Interior is one of the parts of the federal government affected by the current shutdown. But you can still visit South Florida's…