The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...

Palau, a tiny island nation in Micronesia, is famous for its mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving.

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For a few weeks in February, a spectacular sight draws crowds of visitors to Yosemite National Park. Each day, just before sunset, Horsetail Fall on the eastern edge of El Capitan gets a back-lit ...

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Merced, CA (February 5, 2024) – A man lost his life after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 99 near Yosemite Parkway on Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Authorities ...

An Alaska Airlines flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, Calif. All 83 passengers and five crew members on board were killed. Maintenance and mechanical issues were cited as ...

Mono Lake, located in California near Yosemite ... of North America's oldest lakes, over a million years old. Its unique environment is defined by extreme salinity — 2.5 times that of ocean ...

The enchanting dunescape stretches over 43 miles (70 km) along the coast and over 30 miles (50 km) inland. Lençois translates ...

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington ...