About a year and a half ago, I got a text along with a photo from former student and friend Mark Simon. I didn’t recognize ...

The Earth has some of the most extreme climates on record. Here are 7 of the coldest places on Earth, where life and science push the limits of survival.

Test your knowledge of U.S. natural landmarks with this viral interesting trivia quiz! Can you score 10/10 on questions about ...

• The USS John S. McCain, a Naval destroyer named for the late senator whom Trump trashed for years, even after the guy had ...

Denali National Park and Preserve consists of 6 million acres of land in south-central Alaska. Though the park entrance is accessible by train, car or bus, roughly half of the park’s 92-mile main road ...

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. He has changed the names of these other things.

Today Donald Trump posted on “Truth Social” that the Cleveland baseball team and the Washington football team must revert to their former names (Indians and Redskins). He wrote “Our great Indian ...

I was in Anchorage, Alaska, in August of 2015 when the Interior Secretary officially changed the name of Mount McKinley to Denali. The front page of the Alaska Dispatch News led with the headline: “It ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year’s climbing season on Alaska’s Mount ...

A 29-year-old skier visiting Alaska's Denali National Park died on June 10 after being caught in an avalanche while descending Mt. McKinley. Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state was descending the ...

Denali National Park has confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state passed away in a soft slab avalanche incident on Mt. McKinley (formerly known as Denali) on June 10, 2025. The ...