As some parts of the country are experiencing heavy rains and flash floods, other places are seeing hot and dry conditions that have led to multitudes of major fires burning over 1,000,000 acres across the U.

National park officials allowed a lightning-sparked wildfire to burn unimpeded for days near the Grand Canyon's North Rim. But that decision has drawn scrutiny after the fire spread rapidly, destroying a historic lodge in the process.

Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire moves over the Grand Canyon from the North Rim blocking the view for tourists at the Desert View overlook Monday, July 14, 2025, in

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co‐authors,

Admirers of the Grand Canyon's North Rim are hopeful The Grand Canyon Lodge, an elusive getaway for nearly a century, will be rebuilt.