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

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

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighbouring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid ...

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

If the Trump administration gets its way, we won’t have much hope of learning more. The White House’s 2026 budget would end ...

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.

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

Though its landscape is quite different, this amazing but unsung Washington state park is arguably just as breathtaking as the famous Mount Rainier.

As simple pleasures are gay and hiking is gay, it feels easy to declare that the sport of rockhounding is also a gay activity ...