Shallow seas serve as critical transition zones connecting land and the deep ocean, supplying essential resources for ...

According to the new paper, Mount Rainier’s highest point is a fraction of an inch below 14,400 feet, or 10 feet below the U.S. Geological Survey’s longstanding official measurement of 14,410 feet.

Families can cut their own Christmas tree in Shasta-Trinity or Lassen national forests for a $10 permit. Tree species vary by ...

Mount Rainer, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new research.

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready to face the Indianapolis Colts at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 12 of the ...

Experts warn that a 150-foot-wide avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend underscores a danger that exists ...

ROCHESTER, N. Y. – In previous columns, I have discussed how significantly elevation influences our weather. Rochester sits ...

In this case, I am talking about atmospheric pressure. Pressure is not something we ordinarily dwell on before or during a flight. But if you fly in a location where the mountain peaks are plentiful, ...

Someone had to conceive the idea of latitude and longitude; someone else had to invent tools to measure distances from ...

A collaborative study between USU professor, Dr. Scott Hotaling, and Seattle University professor, Dr. Eric Gilbertson, ...

Mount Everest has long been shorthand for the ultimate summit, the uncontested “top of the world.” Yet as geophysicists map ...