Two earthquakes struck overnight in Washington state, one near Easton in central Washington and one east of Carnation.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rattled Northern California Wednesday morning, causing minor damage and shaking homes ...

People told not to enter damaged buildings for fear of aftershocks from magnitude-7.8 quake ...

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NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the most complex organic carbon ever identified on Mars, found within ancient ...

Moose Lake State Park in Moose Lake, Minnesota, houses a museum that’ll change the way you look at every rock you see for the ...

Here’s a fun fact that’ll make you appreciate Colorado even more: hidden in the San Juan Mountains at over 11,000 feet ...

Complex carbon on Mars found by Perseverance raises new questions about ancient life, Jezero mudstones, and NASA’s search for ...

Have you ever puzzled over the meaning of a particular wildlife word or phrase? Then puzzle no more! From the 'Fraser Darling effect' to the 'K-T Boundary', our glossary provides the explanation – in ...

The USGS has released a new satellite portrait of the nation that highlights how dramatically the American landscape has ...