The worker who could not be identified told an inquest they kept replaying the decisions they made that day in their head.

A volcano in southern Iran thought to have been extinct for some 710,000 years has stirred.

Millions of Californians are set to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" on Thursday as part of the annual Great California ShakeOut ...

Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of ...

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon ...

A new island emerged from the ocean, sparking a fascinating natural evolution that continues to surprise scientists.

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now ...

Recommended by a Traveler writer after her maiden trip to America’s first National Park, the Lower Loop tour showcases some ...

A debate is stirring in Southwest Washington over how to manage ongoing impacts from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

The Earth is full of riches. Once people discovered the importance of metals, they quickly found out where to get them from. The first mined metal may have been copper. When mixed with tin, this ...

The Beemerville Volcano gets its name from a section of Wantage, but also is known as Rutan Hill. Space Farms Zoo and Museum, ...

The University of Delaware's annual Coast Day event will take placeat the Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5. The event features hands-on science activities, faculty lectures and ...