Minto Flats spills out in frozen lakes and rivers just beyond the village of Minto during sunrise on March 23. (Photo by ...

Within a vast bowl bordered by blue hills, I rolled along on a trail scratched into ice by snowmachines. That deceptive basin ...

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the ...

The earthquake was centered at Kimbe at a depth of 10.0 kilometers (about 6.2 miles). The USGS said it received two reports ...

When wildfire smoke drifts into the Methow Valley, it tends to stay, settling in the folds of the Cascade foothills like a ...

Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the ...

U.S. January oil production decreased by 305 kb/d to 13,146 kb/d, 158 kb/d lower than December 2023. Click to read.

There is a reason why California chooses the last week in March to focus on tsunamis. It marks our worst historic tsunami ...

From how ashfall smells to how you can help affected wildlife, we asked experts across the state about the things on your ...

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 ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.