How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

Hundreds of offices across the country will become empty this summer as the federal government plans to cancel leases. Here's ...

A groundbreaking new map,Bedmap3, has provided the most detailed view yet of the hidden landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice ...

A new NASA-led study has revealed that parts of California are sinking at an alarming rate, with some areas experiencing land ...

“What amazing times on the volcano,” Tarson wrote. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) lava fountains reached heights of over 600 feet on March 4. Credit: EpicLava via Storyful ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

3D Map of Sutton County - Texas, isolated on a blank and gray background, with a dropshadow. Vector Illustration (EPS file, well layered and grouped). Easy to edit, manipulate, resize or colorize.

Cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C) and a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 78% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to W ...

Sinkholes can occur rapidly and often without warning due to a number of processes, according to the British Geological Survey. These hollows are opened up by a gradual process of dissolution of ...

This magnitude 2.6 earthquake didn’t cause any reported damage, which is common for weak earthquakes. Northwest Georgia is also the state’s most active seismic region, according to the USGS map.

A veteran off-duty Louisiana state trooper was arrested Tuesday, accused of drunken driving and causing an early morning multicar crash in Baton Rouge. Capt. Belinda Murphy, 53, was arrested on a ...