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The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide by June 13 asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

For the first time in half a century, a group of killer whales, or orcas, returned to a cove in Washington's Puget Sound. Penn Cove is known for a roundup by hunters that took place in the 1970s.

States like New Hampshire are experiencing peak leaf. We have some tips on how to observe fall foliage safely.

The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for species at risk.

A Virginia construction project threatens nesting sea birds. Now, the governor has announced he will protect the birds in light of Trump Administration rollbacks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

A scientist in the study says it's likely the sharks were exposed to Rio de Janeiro wastewater contaminated from human use of cocaine.

The International Olympic Committee will decide Friday whether to accept the bid by Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, to stage the 2022 Winter Games, or instead offer it to rival contender Beijing.

To keep cattle safe, the USDA is using movie clips to scare away wolves.

A compass used by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the American West is owned by the Smithsonian and is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series, America In Pursuit.

A new report released this week by the Census Bureau reports that the percentage of foreign-born people in the United Sates has reached the highest point since 1940. Jackie talks to Jeffery Passell, a demographer and one of the authors of the report who says that despite the conventional wisdom of the moment the data show that legal immigrants are likely to be highly educated and employed.