National Parks
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Keeping Bears Away From Humans Works -- In Some PlacesHot dogs and donuts and bears, oh my!
By Joel N. Shurkin Published
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Shutdown Caused National Park Visits to DropThanks to the government shutdown and Hurricane Sandy, America's national parks saw a three percent drop in visitors last year from 2012.
By Becky Oskin Published
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Gallery: 'Street View' of Denali National ParkDenali gets the do-it-yourself Google Street View treatment in order to monitor environmental changes in the park.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Park Service Recommends New Cesar Chavez National Historic ParkA proposed national park honoring Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez would preserve five sites in California and Arizona that played key roles in his life and the farm labor movement.
By Becky Oskin Published
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Lions May Be Losing Their Reign in UgandaBy Elizabeth Peterson Published
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Some National Parks Could Reopen With State FundsStates with enough cash to run a National Park may get to reopen their scenic parks in a deal with the Department of Interior.
By Becky Oskin Published
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Yosemite Aflame: Rim Fire in PhotosThe nearly 150,000-acre Rim Fire has been burning since Aug. 17, 2013, threatening nearby communities and scorching part of California's Yosemite National Park.
By LiveScience.com Staff Published
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Perseid Meteor Shower Draws Hundreds of Skywatchers to National ParksBy Denise Chow Published
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Fighting Fires: You're Doing It WrongScience overturns 100 years of firefighting myths in California's chaparral.
By Becky Oskin Published
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