These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images celebrate our feathered friends Text by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Birds can be found on every continent—some living ...

People who live near the scenic overlook refer to it as "the pinnacle." It offers spectacular views of the Cumberland Gap and Middlesboro. The area is in southeast Kentucky, very close to Kentucky's ...

An avid backpacker, he thinks he knows the antidote: Nature. On the third day of a camping trip in the wild canyons near Bluff, Utah, Strayer is mixing up an enormous iron kettle of chicken ...

Bears lie down for the same amount of time and don’t have any issues with muscle loss. Bears are amazing creatures and have ...

When October and November roll around in the Bluegrass State, native Kentuckians and visitors alike have their eyes on the ...

Melanie Winter has long advocated for change along the L.A. River. As she undergoes cancer treatment, she remains focused on ...

The Category 4 storm left "apocalyptic" devastation across the Southeast. Keough, daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, opens up about fulfilling her late mother’s ...

"It’s just quaint and historic and there's beautiful mountains all around ... and amazing nature everywhere." Long past 10 p.m. the sun still hung in the sky. A day after summer solstice ...

Discover the beauty of Zorinsky Lake Park in Omaha, Nebraska, and its popular hiking trail, the Zorinsky Lake East ...

The Nature Conservatory bought the land now known as the Emiquon Nature Preserve in 2000, and they continue to work to ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

This week, we're examining the changing nature of celebrity by looking at famous pop star Charli XCX; Kelley Heyer, who ...