The Iberian Peninsula is undergoing a slow but measurable clockwise rotation, driven by tectonic forces far beneath the surface.

Life in paradise can be hard. Paradise is a Greek word of Persian origin made famous by the Jewish bible: it comes from a mix of very different cultures. The word means a walled garden. The garden ...

No one ever thought the birth of the Rocky Mountains was a simple process, but we now know it was far more complex than even ...

Northern California’s coast keeps you on alert, even on quiet days. Offshore, three tectonic plates meet near Humboldt County ...

Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change are combining to amplify a largely ...

As it prepares for a final bow before relocating to Boulder, Colorado, Sundance alumni recount how America’s most ...

Forty years ago, a volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Washington roared, expelling plumes of ash and killing 57 people in the most destructive eruption in modern US history. See 50 photos from the ...