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Martin Luther King Memorial Error to be Corrected

Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012 07:01 AM ET | 0

The National Park Service has 30 days to correct a misquoted inscription at the base of the statue. Read more

Landmarks, Zoos Could Be Affected by Shutdown

Posted Fri Apr 8, 2011 04:15 PM ET | 0

As lawmakers near a potential shutdown, government institutions, from zoos to national parks, brace for impact. Read more

Big Reduction of Snowmobiles in Yellowstone Proposed: Discovery News

Posted Tue Nov 4, 2008 10:50 AM ET

A cap on snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks would be lowered by 40 percent under a federal proposal released Monday in response to a judge's rejection of earlier plans. Read more

Nature 'Soundscapes' Recorded for Posterity : Discovery News

Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008 12:18 PM ET

A Web-based audio clearinghouse will feature "ambient soundscapes" from wild places across the American West. Read more

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Posted Tue Apr 15, 2008 07:07 AM ET

Hawaii's famous Kilauea volcano offers a rare view of glowing magma. Read more

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Posted Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:57 PM ET

The signs of spring are arriving earlier than ever. Is global warming to blame? Read more

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Posted Wed Feb 27, 2008 05:02 AM ET

Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska, turning up at sometimes dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish. Read more

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Posted Fri Feb 22, 2008 05:28 AM ET

Twenty-foot pythons could soon be on the march--or on the slither--to new parts of North America, thanks to global warming. Read more

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Posted Tue Feb 5, 2008 09:34 AM ET

As people spend more time communing with their televisions and computers, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks. Read more

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Posted Thu Dec 20, 2007 04:23 AM ET

If Santa and his reindeer were real, they would've done well to have avoided Middle and Upper Paleolithic France from around 300,000 to 30,000 years ago. Read more

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Posted Wed Dec 12, 2007 07:43 AM ET

Battling thin air, water shortages and freezing cold temperatures, archaeologists recently unearthed an ancient armored relative of modern armadillos that looked like a Volkswagon Beetle and later evolved into species that were as big as the iconic... Read more