There's a barrier that separates the wildlife of Asia from that of Australia, and it was even instrumental in helping people understand evolution in nature.

It’s a beautiful day on the Gunflint Trail, round puffy clouds are scudding across the sky; there’s a good breeze whipping up ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern ...

Via social media on Wednesday, June 11, Trump administration officials declared they would initiate the process to reverse a ...

After a mining provision was removed from the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' Trump officials say they are working to allow mining again in parts of northern Minnesota.

The Trump Administration on Wednesday announced its intentions to cancel a mineral withdrawal on federal lands near the ...

This lake 10 miles south of Ely looks like many of the waterways of Minnesota’s North Woods, with a rippling surface reflecting a bright blue sky, spruce stands towering along the shore. But the tea ...

Planetary boundaries outline how far past pre-industrial conditions Earth can get before anthropogenic activity has ...

And it has big implications for the prized Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northern Minnesota. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a pristine boreal forest laced with interconnected ...

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ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and advocates for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area rallied Thursday, May 8, as the federal government makes moves on mining projects and public land sales.