Colorado Trail: How wildfires, beetle kill, erosion and human impact have threatened the trail
High among the alpine forests around Sargents Mesa north of Saguache in the Colorado Rockies stand acres upon acres of beetle ...
This park near Vegas is so Instagrammable, you now need a reservation
SFGATE's Ashley Harrell biked 13 miles through Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area's scenic desertscape.
Pile of rocks turns out to be 4,000-year-old grave with ‘high quality’ weapons. See it
On an island in Denmark, a weapon-filled grave sat “untouched” for 4,000 years — until an archaeologist noticed the pile of rocks. Photos show the “very unusual” ancient burial. The rock pile on a ...
Desert creature with ‘ambush’ hunting style found in Australia. It’s a new species
Under the cover of night, a “robust” creature with a distinctive hunting style took up its rocky perch in a desert of Australia. Its “large” eyes scanned the surrounding landscape — but it wasn’t the ...
In Montana, a Threatened Swath of Old Growth Fuels a Longstanding Debate
In the remote, heavily logged Yaak Valley, an unlikely stand of old growth sits at the center of a debate about what a forest ...