There are going to be some "star parties" held across the National Park System in the coming weeks.

From the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state and beyond, the Great American Outdoors Act is making a huge difference in the protection and enjoyment of national parks and other public lands

The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established to address a number of recreation-related issues across the country. Among them is providing funds to local communities for improving recreational opportunities in their backyards.

Ocean swells are constantly occurring across the Earth’s oceans. These swells interact with the ocean crust below, creating continuous ocean noise that travels all over the Earth, including through our active volcanoes here in Hawaii. Because ocean noise signals are always being generated, scientists can use these seismic sources to identify small changes occurring in the Earth’s crust over time.