For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

Over 400 years ago, English explorer John Smith wrote of several Indigenous settlements along a river in modern-day Virginia.

Each entry includes photographs, identification details, and habitat notes to help readers distinguish toxic mushrooms from ...

Excavations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia have revealed the likely spot of Indigenous villages once described by ...

Property taxes in West Virginia rank among the lowest in the nation, putting less strain on fixed incomes. Utility costs run below the national average, meaning your retirement budget won’t be ...

A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of ...

Thursday's non-quake highlighted the need for better earthquake-warning tools. Three western states have a system in place, but Nevada isn't included.

Gale Blackmer, the Pennsylvania state geologist and director of the Bureau of Geological Survey in the state Department of ...

Thinking about a road trip in Virginia Let this list nudge you toward the winding byways and coastal crossings where the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa. The project is part of a national effort to find mineral resources and ...

Part 2: The search to identify underground resources is often done from the sky. Here’s how that scientific magic happens Helicopters sporting long appendages are flying over some rural areas of the ...

Some pundits suggest Virginia Democrats redraw districts to give 10 of the state’s 11 districts to Democrats. (Adobe Stock) RICHMOND — The national redistricting battle has come to Virginia and fair ...