Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave a century ago today to explore its prospects as a visitor site and became trapped in a passageway not much wider than his chest, dislodging a 27-pound rock that pinned ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

The Hidden Smokies Road Trip gives guests an opportunity to "ogle" a piece of a equipment from an old school occupation.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...