Peering deep under California’s Sierra Nevada, Schulte-Pelkum and Kilb discovered new evidence of lithospheric foundering in ...

Ever wondered what the snowiest towns in the US actually are? While certain places in the west might get all the good press ...

If you have dreams of spending a few snowy days in a winter cabin in Nevada, this retreat in Tahoe is the perfect getaway destination.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...

Melting alpine ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest. Over 30 trees ...

From Grand Canyon to Petrified Forest to Saguaro National Park, here are the best things to do in Arizona's most beautiful places.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A look at how intense gusts rarely before seen in Southern California stoked blazes in urban areas in and around Los Angeles.

Everyone knows California is disaster-prone. But wildfires are supposed to be in the hills, not on the beach, and certainly ...

Getting off to a rocky start in the new year can be a good thing, if you’re taking advantage of Southern Nevada’s bounty of ...