Satellite data shows the ground is sinking beneath many of the world’s biggest river delta cities, worsening flood and sea-level rise risks.

"Can be overtopped in a more catastrophic way than what we’ve seen recently." Officials take bold action to combat looming ...

Three American service members have been killed and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

The revitalization of the remote island restores a key nesting area for scores of waterbirds, including Louisiana's state ...

William Mellon earned his share of honors serving in both the Navy and the Air Force, but friends and family say his positive ...

I was briskly walking down the main drag of a swanky neighborhood in Seattle when I saw a faded, old-timey lithograph in the window of an art store. It was a landscape with a fortress built into the ...

When most people think of Washington beaches, they imagine gentle waves and sandy shores, but Rialto Beach near Forks is here to completely shatter those expectations with its otherworldly landscape ...

K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that ...

A 6.5-foot Mars sand ridge called Hazyview reveals how strong, steady winds once shaped the planet’s surface and soil ...

Researchers analyzed 59 years of data to show that adding bacteria to desert sand can rapidly create new soil.

The Cold War left many inglorious legacies. The Runit dome is a good example. From the outside, it looks almost too ...