Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...

An early morning 3.6-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The ...

There are two things that Donald Trump wants — a Nobel Peace Prize and to be carved into Mount Rushmore, the iconic site ...

Morris County has dozens of important war sites, with the most found in Morristown, including a number of cemetery locations, ...

The 3.6-magnitude earthquake happened at 6:30 p.m. and was centered at the San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos. The quake was ...

A late-night 2.9-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The USGS reported on May 30 that all volcanoes in the Cascade Range of Washington and Oregon, including Mount St. Helens, "are at normal background activity levels." ...

A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root — among career staffers and new political appointees alike.

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

As the House and Senate work on a budget reconciliation bill, people who support public lands and federal agencies that ...