Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is ablaze thanks to a wildfire on each side of the canyon.

Felix Baumgartner, an extreme athlete nicknamed the “Missile Man,” died in a paragliding accident in Italy. He was 56 years old.

Harris Levinson, a well-loved Washington high school teacher, fell to his death while hiking California’s John Muir Trail.

Officials at Yellowstone National Park made the difficult decision to “lethally remove” a black bear. Here’s why.

A strange-looking bird, the sage-grouse, may now be locally extinct in North Dakota. A recent survey apparently found zero of these birds.

A forest ranger died “while camping.” But he was actually working, and he missed 11 check-ins with his employer before they went looking.

Rescue crews found a missing 19-year-old surfer on an uninhabited island off the coast of Australia. Get the incredible story here.

The ongoing Dragon Bravo Fire in northern Arizona leveled the historic and beloved Grand Canyon Lodge, which had stood since the 1920s.

A couple has finished visiting all of the U.S. national parks—in the same year they both turned 70 years old.

Grand Canyon National Park announced a hiker fatality on the South Kaibab Trail. Park officials infer a heat-related illness was to blame.