Three sinkholes have appeared on the section of Route 80 that opened in 1960. Questions surround the contractor, but is there more to it?

The known sequence of Maunaloa’s 1868 events began with an eruptive phase beginning at about dawn March 27 at the summit, lasting a couple of hours. Seismicity escalated thereafter, with Kaʻū ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials ...

A small earthquake shook parts of central New Jersey shortly before noon on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Pull up the geographic center of California on Google Maps and you'll be led to a unique destination in the state.

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a groundbreaking new ...

A pair of earthquakes were reported early Thursday, both epicentered just outside Borrego Springs. Sent at 8 a.m. every day ...

An 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Borrego Springs Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

A sophisticated new map of Africa, using a little-known element, helps reveal where rare animals exploited by the illegal ...

Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor features that certain ocean-observing ...