The Cape Hatteras National Seashore says it will be temporarily closing the Little Kinnakeet Beach Access and off-road ramp ...

Shelly Island, a crescent-shaped strip of land that formed last year off the point of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is no more, according to the National Park Service.

But the Cape Horn region has its share of birds that deserve to be called charismatic. One in particular is the Magellanic woodpecker , the world's largest, up to 18 inches long— assuming that ...