In Oregon there is a large swath of underrated wilderness where solitude and beauty can be found in the forests and ...

Williams rests in California’s Central Valley center, wrapped by farmland and endless blue skies. This farming town provides authentic small-town America where life flows at a pleasant, relaxed speed.

Meramec State Park features more than 40 caves, including Fisher Cave where guided tours reveal underground wonders. The Meramec River flows clear and cool through the park, creating perfect ...

If you wait long enough, the Thirty Meter Telescope comes around as regularly as the comets astronomers like to observe.

Here are some of the once-in-a-lifetime questions I asked myself recently while staying at Jade Mountain — the No. 1 ranked ...

A single online claim incited debate over the tallest volcano in Asia. Years on, has the Damavand versus Kunlun question been ...

At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with explosive force—the largest volcanic event in U.S. history. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a massive landslide that tore away the ...

Europe's tallest active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, has been lighting up the night sky with explosions, lava fountains and ...

Nevado del Ruiz, one of Colombia’s most active volcanoes, is drawing renewed attention as the country marks 40 years since ...

A volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and smoke as high as an estimated 5.6 kilometres into the sky, according to data from the geological agency at the ...

Researchers have discovered that large volcanic mountain ranges appear to play an important role in the global carbon cycle.

Satellites detect that Iran's Taftan volcano has risen 3.5 inches, which is an indication of internal pressure and volcanic ...