A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant salamander with powerful jaws once burrowed through the ancient soil of what is ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, delivers that feeling in spades. Perched majestically atop Pine Mountain in ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky, is nature’s answer to your overwhelmed soul. Crowning the majestic Pine Mountain in Harlan County, this 1,283-acre sanctuary offers the kind of escape ...

Limited reservations remain for AMC's 2025 High Mountain Hut season. Whether you're planning a multi-day adventure or a first-time family trek, now is the time to experience the unforgettable joy ...

The storm smashed into the North Carolina mountains last September, killing more than 100 people and causing an estimated $60 billion in damage. Chimney Rock, a hamlet of about 140 named for the ...

And many people believe the high rate of mysterious phenomena in the Appalachian Mountains, a 2,000-mile range that spans Newfoundland to northern Alabama, is due to their geological age. How old ...

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet revolution in end-of-life practices is underway. At Ramsey Creek Preserve near Westminster, South Carolina, the deceased do not rest under ...