The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction and educational center that ...

The largest-ever three-dimensional map of the cosmos, plotting out some 15 million celestial objects, could help reveal the ...

Californians have long dreaded the 'Big One'. But growing fears of a deadly earthquake are no longer confined to just the ...

Scientists discover massive deposits of this valuable resource sitting beneath the feet of millions of Americans.

Story continues below map of abandoned mines in New Jersey ... the mine was worked from 1786 until 1896, U.S. Geological Survey records show. Upon closure, Mount Pleasant Mine dipped below ...

Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature," David B. Williams slows down and takes a close look at Seattle.

A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Bangkok, collapsing a high-rise and sending thousands fleeing in fear ...

Faculty member Bethan Davies, a glaciologist from Newcastle University in England, acts as spotter ... s an Alaska-based geophysicist for the U.S. Geological Survey. His team goes out and takes ...

A heritage survey has been completed by the Tibooburra Local Aboriginal Land Council (TLALC), with no heritage sites located on the drill pads or the field track required to access the northern drill ...

The name “Purgatory Chasm” sounds like somewhere you’d send your in-laws when they overstay their welcome, but this ...