As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and ...

Imagine the dramatic reshaping of the continents if North America suddenly vanished beneath the waves. Today it feels like ...

State of Emergency issued for Clarksville-Montgomery County following the heavy downpour and flooding over the weekend. Initial assessment confirms over 120 residential properties and 14 commercial ...

North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below. This is the conclusion of researchers from ...

A new study details how the North American plate is “dripping” into the mantle due to the continued influence of the Farallon Plate, which has been subducting under the continent for 200 ...

State of Emergency issued for Clarksville-Montgomery County following the heavy downpour and flooding over the weekend. Initial assessment confirms over 120 residential properties and 14 ...

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) North America Office was established in Washington, D.C. in 2000. Our mission is to support UNEP’s work around the world by ...