A bold new theory reimagines the NAA as a "Rayleigh–Taylor instability"—a geological term for when heavy, cold rock begins to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the mountain ridges of Tennessee and North Carolina, drawing visitors from ...

Roughly 124 miles (200 kilometers) beneath the Appalachian Mountains in New England lies the aptly named Northern Appalachian ...

In a rugged patch of the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee, volunteers size up a massive, gnarled tree lying on its side ...

Discover 20 miles of backcountry trails, towering quartzite cliffs, and primitive camping in Tennessee's most diverse under-the-radar mountain paradise.

CASA of the Appalachian Mountains currently has five volunteers to represent the seven counties it serves. We spoke to the staff who have been hard at work looking for new volunteers.

A fter recording some of the hottest conditions of the year Tuesday, forecasts show Alabama will get some relief from the ...

The Appalachian Mountain Club is the Northeast's preeminent conservation and recreation organization. At the AMC's Lakes of the Clouds hut, dinner is served family-style.

And many people believe the high rate of mysterious phenomena in the Appalachian Mountains, a 2,000-mile range that spans Newfoundland to northern Alabama, is due to their geological age.

Lots of folks in the Mid-Atlantic looked forward to a beautiful Tuesday afternoon only to encounter gloomy skies and frigid temperatures—and the Appalachian Mountains are to blame.