By Mark Hillsdon Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the ...

People have been sleeping under the stars since man first wandered the earth, but it wasn't until the creation of the first national park, Yellowstone National Park, in 1872 that wealthy families ...

The first round of a four-day severe weather cylce slammed into Tennessee Wednesday night into Thursday morning killing at least four people.

Update as of Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Big Ridge wildfire in Rabun County is now nearly 90 percent contained, according to ...

Rita grew up in a small village in Uttarakhand with mountains forming the backbone of her childhood. In a recent call with ...

The U.S. Forest Service needed to replant woody shrubs to reforest an area in Mapleton Canyon, but didn’t have the manpower to do it. So a group of Brigham Young University students stepped up to help ...

Storms ripped through Middle Tennessee Wednesday night and the rain is still coming, raising concerns of flooding on roads.

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

The region's prolonged drought has created a flammable landscape heading into the state's peak season for blazes.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says there have been 251 fires that have burned 3,500 acres so far in 2025.

The Burn Ban, issued by the N.C. Forest Service, went into effect on March 21 due to threatening forest fire conditions.

However, forecasters say, another cold front will come through North Carolina starting Sunday, bringing rain to much of the ...