A bipartisan bill in Washington proposing an expansion of Big Bend National Park in West Texas unanimously cleared a recent U ...

Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have described for the first time a species of ancient near-marsupial ...

Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas) -- Paleontologists have found ...

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Inclement weather doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker. “The reason you’re visiting a national park is to enjoy the beauty of ...

June 30 marks a night when Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, triggering one of the summer’s ...

Reconstruction of a species of Swaindelphys discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park and described paleontologists from the University of Kansas. LAWRENCE — They say everything’s bigger ...

One of America's largest wilderness areas could be about to get even bigger.The sprawling Big Bend National Park is expected to expand by 6,100 acres after a bipartisan bill to authorize the purchase ...

Texans and park advocates are speaking out against the National Park Service's decision to shut down one of Big Bend National Park's most popular areas for construction, calling it poorly timed ...

Big Bend National Park (Photo: Getty) So put Big Bend on your must-go list—you won’t get there any other way—and start planning with this guide to the park’s can’t-miss spots to hike ...