Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...

A flight from Houston to Mexico City had to return to Houston Friday due to volcanic ash. RELATED: Southwest flight bound for Hobby Airport evacuated due to battery fire, airline officials say The ...

The airline, along with many others, halted flights to the island after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki began spewing ash.

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Based on our knowledge of Yellowstone’s eruptive history, the annual probability of a volcanic eruption is on the order of ...

Etienne is Georgia's leading rusher this season, though the Bulldogs have struggled with their rushing offense. Evil Empire ...

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and ...

To date, nine people have lost their lives, 63 people have been injured, and over 11,000 people have been evacuated due to ...

PORT TOWNSEND — A principal electrical engineer of the University of Washington’s applied physics lab will give a lecture ...

The top three high school football teams in New Mexico join the playoff party this weekend. As the Class 6A postseason reaches the quarterfinal round, No. 1 seed La Cueva, plus No. 2 Centennial and No ...