When we think of paleontological discoveries, we tend to imagine massive dinosaurs a la Jurassic Park. But the recently discovered tanystropheid, dubbed Akidostropheus oligos — or “tiny, spiked-back ...

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This article appeared in the October 2025 print edition of the magazine with the headline “A season of grizzlies and get-togethers.” ...

In the West, more than 4 million people are enrolled in marketplace plans supported by the Affordable Care Act. Depending on ...

With the federal government in a shutdown, the Forest Service has paused much of the wildfire preparation and prevention work ...

At 16, he accepted an invitation from legendary choreographer George Balanchine to join the New York City Ballet. Four years ...

In the weeks leading up to the shutdown, tribal nations hefted their political and economic capital to protect services for ...

Tribal college and university leaders lean on their resiliency and cultural values in the face of federal funding unknowns.

And it’s true, in the West, cities sprawl out across deserts and prairies with only mountains to fence them in. My hometown was ringed with sagebrush and open prairie. There are no city skyscrapers ...

The government might be shut down, but national parks, forests and other public lands generally remain open. And being able ...

HOOD LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BOWS in his late teens, teaching at a survival school where a co-worker led bow-making clinics. Hood welcomed the chance to learn a new skill, but the work didn’t satisfy him ...

National monuments across the West face unprecedented threats, making public voices and vigilance more crucial than ever.