Jessie Krebs is on a crusade to make the backcountry, and the skills required to thrive there, accessible to everyone — especially the people who need it most ...

Small World One of the advantages of the U.K. compared to the U.S. is it’s small. In the five hours it takes to go from Micanopy, Florida (where I lived ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet ...

Volcanic activity, particularly the eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii, is a frequent topic of discussion these days. Why not take this opportunity to clarify the ...

Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week if ...

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to melt rock into a churning ocean of magma and ...

Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

The tiny town of Mount Ida is home to rock shops, you-dig quartz mines, and national forest trails.

The eruptions at Kilauea prompted closures at a national park and part of a highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash.

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

View from the southeast of the Feldstein. The site of discovery is at the red dot. Credit: LWL-Archäologie für Westfalen/F. Geldsetzer Archaeological excavations carried out during 2025 at the Iron ...