California is a place of magnificent tectonic forces that lift mountains only for them to be constantly eroded by glaciers, ...

Ongoing slides have caused devastating damage to homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, but owners remain on the hook for ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) celebrated the 50th dedication anniversary of its headquarters in Reston on July 12. USGS is the sole scientific agency of the United States government and a ...

Kīlauea Volcano activity prompts a 90-day closure of the Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve in Puna for safety reasons.

High-resolution radiometric and magnetic data from an airborne geophysical survey of the Medicine Bow Mountains in southern ...

Videos from the U.S. Geological Survey showed lava spewing from a fissure in the volcano, into the Nāpau Crater in the middle of the volcano's East Rift Zone.

Webcam footage shows lava tumbling over a steep edge like a waterfall of molten rock in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Zhong Lu is the Shuler-Foscue Chair in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, is erupting again, prompting a volcano watch alert in ...

One of the world’s most active volcanoes is erupting again in a remote part of a Hawaii national park. Kilauea erupted briefly Sunday night in an area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that’s closed ...

A ROW has broken out over plans for a new Scottish national park after a controversial survey found strong opposition to the proposals ...

This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky ...