Results from a heat map survey conducted by the University of Nevada and the Desert Research Institute have unveiled the ...

The seasonally snowy mountain range to the west of the Las Vegas Valley isn’t just a beautiful feature of the desert ...

Perhaps the most famous stagecoach driver in the world eternally rests in the southwest corner of Lone Mountain Cemetery in ...

The previously unmapped aquifer is estimated to be more than three times the size of the Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada.

Often times, the setup starts with an area of high pressure in the Great Basin, to the east of the Sierra Nevada range, the towering mountains that run up the eastern spine of California.

That’s leading to the creation of mountain waves, which arise when strong winds blow perpendicular to a mountain range. The ...

Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 ...

Though Granada's storied history should be appreciated as much as possible, the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains are also ... also find one of the most diverse ranges of plant species in Europe ...

Oregon's Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water. Scientists from the University of Oregon and their partners have mapped the amount ...

(AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. The administration ...