Jan Beutel was half-watching a live stream of Kleines Nesthorn, a mountain peak in the Swiss Alps, when he realized its cacophony of creaks and rumbles was getting louder. He dropped his work, turned ...

While other national parks are closed as the government shutdown drags on, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open - at ...

We found a dataset that allows us to measure what separates a hill from a mountain, and maybe even see if it changes as you go west.

Another great hike in the area is the Thompson Trail. It’s a popular spot not too far from Big Lake and Reservation Lake in ...

A federal government shutdown will close facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roads and trails will likely stay open, but services like restrooms and trash pickup will stop. Most ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

A mountain lion lounges in a tree. A cougar attacked a 4-year-old child in Olympic National Park in Washington on July 2025. You’re on a hiking trail in the Pacific Northwest when you catch a glimpse ...

Dr. Tom Catena is the only surgeon in war-torn Sudan's Nuba Mountains. For residents living in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan running for their lives as planes dropped bombs on them was part of daily ...