NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks to create a powerful, web-based tool that will show the ...

A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.

Humans may have arrived in the Americas much earlier than previously thought. The ancient footprints found at Lake Otero in New Mexico are confirmed to be the earliest known footprints in North ...

The ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest ...

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

Here are the best stargazing road trips in North America. Cook County is among the northernmost points in the continental U.S. That makes this Lake Superior region arguably the best place in the ...

Note: Norway spruce is a common non-native European tree that has been extensively planted and has naturalized in North America. They are primarily found in areas of the Northeast, the Great Lake ...

Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined by the Society of American Foresters. Each forest type listed on the map is presented where it most frequently occurs ...

These charismatic, rabbit-size rodents live on North America's prairies and open grasslands in only a fraction of their former numbers. Prairie dogs live in underground burrows, extensive warrens ...