Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a landscape with incredible geology. She hears a lot of the same suggestions: ...

Embark on a multi-day excursion through the Pacific Northwest's enchanting forest landscape and be rewarded with a stunning ...

After moving to the United States from South Korea at age 6, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and ...

The 100 or so year-round residents of Northwest Angle, Minn., are closely watching the Canada-U.S. trade war and threats of annexation. Outside of Alaska, it’s the only part of the United States ...

Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and ...

In the battle between states to have the lowest and most attractive tax policies, South Carolina Republicans are making an ...

D.C. crews on Monday nearly completed efforts to remove and "reconstruct" the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Northwest, an area ...

Just a short drive from downtown lies Fort Worden State Park, a former military installation that’s found a peaceful second ...

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...

You can track the wildfires with our interactive fire map, which is updated hourly ... The fire, which was first reported ...

Evacuations were ordered for a fire near Bryson City that was only 10% contained, emergency management officials said Friday ...