National Parks

Two lion siblings – one with only three legs – have set a daring new world record for long-distance swimming, paddling across a treacherous channel infested with crocodiles and hippos, on an epic life-or-death journey in search of female mates.

Ski-doo is known for its snowmobiles. Yellowstone National Park is known for its geysers, wildlife, and herds of tourists in the summer. When you combine them both, Ski-doo and Yellowstone delivers a real bucket-list outdoor adventure experience.

A new heavyweight hero has emerged from the waters of Brooks River to claim the title of summer fatty, conquering some sizeable competition among the bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park. For them, big is not just beautiful but crucial for survival.

Researchers have discovered the longest known set of fossilized human footprints, and they tell an amazing story. The tracks were left by a woman carrying a small child, rushing, and after a few hours she made a return journey – without the child.

A powerful shot of an osprey snatching its prey from a lake has won the 2020 National Parks Photography Competition, a contest designed to celebrate the natural beauty of the United Kingdom’s 15 National Parks.

A pledge made last year to forge millions of acres of new national parks for Chilean Patagonia has come to fruition, with President Michelle Bachelet today formalizing the handover of the largest private land donation in history.

An abandoned military base in Taiwan has been converted into the Penghu Qingwan Cactus Park, a leisurely landscape complete with greenhouses full of cacti, an artists’ village and sea views. Designed by CCL Architects & Planners, the tourist attraction has won a 2017 American Architecture Prize.

​100 years ago, people used stereoscopes to view 3D slides of faraway natural wonders. The more things are different, the more they stay the same: today, Oculus announced a virtual reality experience where you can explore Yosemite National Park alongside President Obama.

A group of scientists is building a robot to scratch beneath the surface of Lake Yellowstone in an effort to better understand the ecosystem of microbes thriving underwater.

Visitors to US state parks have long been able stay in cabins. Students at California Polytechnic Pomona have recently reinterpreted these cabins as part of an architecture department program. Revamp the Camp aimed to make the cabins in California State Parks appeal to a wider range of park users.

Nature Valley is known for its granola bars, but now it offers you step-by-step online hikes of three famous national parks.