A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in open waters in the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean, officials said. The quake occurred about 100 ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by ...

The 500-acre island can be reached by foot or car when the tide is out, allowing people to walk or drive across the ocean ...

Recent research has shed light on a fascinating connection between ancient continental breakups and current volcanic activity ...

The USDA’s announcement of an additional $16 billion in disaster relief under the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) ...

Independent researchers led by Michael Donnellan claim to have discovered ancient ruins on Spain's Salmedina Island that could be Plato's lost city of Atlantis.

Florida’s coral reefs provide protection from hurricane storm surges—and experts estimate that losing key species in those ...

We take the Ford Ranger SuperCab Wildtrak 4x4 to the end of road, and beyond. Before being impressively rewarded for our efforts ...

Coastal geologist Stan Riggs shares an excerpt from his new book, "Cape Lookout National Seashore: Paradigm For A." ...