In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity ...

Tucked away in the rugged terrain of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the world’s largest wooden trestle bridge, a ...

The Umatilla River once served as an important meeting ground for the Cayuse and their Nez Perce allies to the east.

In addition to its bookstore, the visitor center features a topographical relief model of the monument, archaeology exhibits, and a geologic cross section mural. Be sure to ask for maps, recent road ...

Projectiles flying faster than bullets from a blast 130 times bigger than the global nuclear stockpile helped form giant lunar canyons, according to a new study.

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.

Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea became a basin of desolation, cut off from the global ocean during what is known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). This period saw ...

The most accessible portion of Canyonlands National Park is Island in the Sky. This breathtaking area is home to some of the parks best hikes and overlooks. Canyonlands is part of Utah's Might Five ...

Moon Lidar is a visualization of the data collected by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) mission. According to this factsheet, the visualization includes nearly six billion measurements.

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The utter desolation felt disorienting. In the summer, thousands flood the canyon to escape the heat, splashing in its crisp, cold waters. It is easily one of the most popular hiking destinations ...