Claudia Steffensen made a captivating discovery in the Italian Alps: a tropical ecosystem dating back 280 million years, made up of relics of the past such as plant fossils, raindrop tracks and ...

Steffensen, on a regular hike with her husband in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023 spotted something unusual. What appeared to be an ordinary rock nestled amongst the trail ...

An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she failed to return home from her hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jan. 28-29. A search mission was launched for Houghton ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics feature venues spread across the city of Milan and the mountains of Northern Italy, ...

Millions of people enjoy Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Some enter the park one way and leave another, only to return later on the same day, making it somewhat difficult to ...

Parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed because of damage after Hurricane Helene, and remain closed, possibly keeping away some visitors. Preliminary data shows 12,055,376 visits to ...

GATLINBURG, TN (WSPA) – A hiker, who was reported missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service. The hiker, identified as 73-year-old ...

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton ...

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...