A stark beauty is sweeping across Big Cypress National Preserve. It’s early March, and red spikes that signal the erupting bracts of the cardinal airplant are poking out from countless numbers of these epiphytes that have latched onto the trunks of dwarf cypress trees, a remnant of Florida’s vast old growth forest.

California's urban coyotes just might be the ultimate omnivore. A study by the National Park Service and California State University Northridge researchers determined the canines have developed a taste not only for garbage, but also fruits such as watermelon and even domestic cats.

Unsure whether the World War II grenade on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park was live or not, park staff removed the weapon and had it destroyed recently.

National parks and their facilities remain open during the coronavirus epidemic in the United States while National Park Service officials await further guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agency staff said Thursday.