Major construction project at Yellowstone National Park hits big milestone

A massive new bridge across the Yellowstone River just opened to cars in Yellowstone National Park, connecting the wildlife-rich Lamar Valley and the gateway communities of Silver Gate and Cooke City ...

Which Is the Oldest National Park in the World?

Yellowstone National Park, created in 1872 in the USA, is the oldest national park in the world. Learn why it was established ...
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10 Cities at Risk of Vanishing if Yellowstone Erupts

The ground beneath Yellowstone National Park hides one of the world’s most powerful geological threats: a supervolcano ...
SETI Institute

This Microbe Breathes Two Ways! The Bacteria That Challenge Biochemistry

What: Scientists discovered a bacterium (Hydrogenobacter) in Yellowstone that breathes both oxygen (aerobic) and elemental ...
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Photographer captures dangerous scene as tourists ignore safety warnings at national park: 'This is how attacks happen'

A photographer and tourists visiting the iconic park have been captured on video approaching dangerously close to a grizzly ...
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Why Congress Still Hasn't Fixed a Legal Loophole in Yellowstone's 'Zone of Death'

He argued that the 50-square-mile Yellowstone strip could enable someone to "commit felonies with impunity." The person ...
Montana Free Press

What’s there to do in Yellowstone during the winter? A lot, it turns out.

Park travelers can expect quieter roads, endless ski, hike or snowshoe options and unique wildlife-viewing opportunities.

10 of the world's oldest national parks; the Indian one is a pure delight

Did you know that the concept of a national park, a protected area meant to conserve natural landscapes for future ...

Yellowstone Visitor Filmed Approaching A Pack Of Wolves While Narrowly Missing Out On Darwin Award Nomination

Y National Park is filled with signs reminding visitors to keep their distance if they encounter some of the many wild animals that roam the ...
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5 Forests And Monuments That Are Most Likely To Become America's Next National Park

Several breathtaking U.S. monuments and wilderness areas may soon earn the coveted title of national park, joining America's ...

Surreal footage shows Yellowstone bison blasted by snow and wind

A photographer this week shared closeup footage of a bison with its face frosted by snow and blasted by wind in Yellowstone National Park. “A bison faces an intense winter storm,” Michael Hodges, a ...