Mariners Trail, Point Beach State Forest, the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail and Woodland Dunes Nature Center make our list of great places to hike.

Leo Carrillo isn’t just another pretty viewpoint in California’s impressive collection of state parks. It’s the kind of place ...

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...

A mineral is destroying foundations in New England—and now Massachusetts is taking action. Here’s what buyers and owners need ...

Yellowstone National Park's geological history is one of the most intensely studied in North America. A new geologic unit ...

In geology, even small layers can tell big stories. But figuring out the origins of such small layers can be a challenge, ...

A sweeping new study has unveiled a global map of marine mollusks that reflects not just present-day ocean conditions but ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

Tucked away in Huntingdon County, Trough Creek State Park showcases rock formations so uniquely spectacular that geologists get misty-eyed just thinking about them, yet somehow this 541-acre ...

The Trump administration’s proposed budget bill would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) by nearly 40%, including grants to universities. That could affect funding relied on by survey ...

A new map has revealed the terrifying spread of radioactive fallout from US nuclear tests, showing the contamination in 46 ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work.