The Enchantments and a stretch of the PCT north of Stehekin are off-limits to visitors as authorities hunt for Travis Decker, ...

Some restrictions have been lifted in the search for Travis Decker, but many roads, campsites, and hiking trails remain ...

National Geographic's 100 best images of the year ... A group of climbers makes its way along Japan's Mount Fuji Yoshida Trail. Photograph by David Guttenfelder At 34 weeks pregnant, Brittany ...

If you're planning to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) into Canada, that last stretch just became a little more complicated ...

Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington ...

The longtime secretary general for the Palau National Olympic Committee was elected ... several other regional competitions including South Pacific, Pacific and Pacific Mini Games.

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. A European robin, Erithacus ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. Hope, an Afghan hound, sports ...

Since 2005, National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan has been searching the world to find the world’s largest fish. In mid-June, a team he leads in Cambodia got a call from a fisherman named Moul ...

A tent is pitched underneath the northern lights at Gates of the Arctic, the northernmost national park in the United States. This region of Alaska is among the best places on Earth for viewing ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits ...