Sep 24 Scientists closing in on the dawn of plate tectonics By Shannon Hall, Scientific American The massive slabs of Earth’s crust might have started their journey more than 3.5 billion years ago. Continue reading
Apr 15 Interior Secretary: No harassment allowed at National Parks By Sam Smith, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is personally encouraging National Park Service employees to report any forms of workplace harassment they experience or witness. Continue reading
Aug 19 Second person contracts plague after visiting Yosemite National Park By Alexandra Hall According to health department officials in California, a second visitor to Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with what is believed to be the human plague. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 5:30 Yosemite free climbers complete their gripping feat By PBS News Hour Two climbers successfully scaled the near-vertical slab of El Capitan's Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park, using their fingers and feet without additional aids. After 19 days, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are the first to free climb the entire… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Raging Yosemite Blaze May Threaten San Francisco Water, Power Supply The wildfire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has already consumed 235 square miles of forest and threatened several small towns. Jeffrey Brown reports on the efforts more than 3,600 firefighters to battle one of the largest wildfires in California… Continue watching