Matt LaFever has reported on California’s North Coast in print and radio for nearly a decade. A Humboldt State grad and ...

A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill ...

The LeGwins' property is mapped at risk for a debris flow, but the Schrecks' Hendersonville property is out of the floodway.

Yellowstone National Park's geological history is one of the most intensely studied in North America. A new geologic unit ...

The train windows frame perfect snapshots of rolling hills, dense forests, and occasional glimpses of rural Maryland life – farmhouses nestled in valleys, cattle grazing on hillsides, and small ...

The heat wave in late June was extreme in both its intensity– especially nighttime temperatures– and its duration, breaking 14 daily high and 88 daily high minimum temperature records across ...

Nestled in the scenic river city of Marietta, where the Muskingum meets the Ohio River, this sprawling indoor marketplace has become something of a legend among treasure hunters, bargain seekers, and ...

What if there’s a place that doesn’t just take you off the map, but out of time? A place where even the wind feels older, and ...

A new U.S. Geological Survey national report points to the large amount of estimated undiscovered natural gas lying below federal lands in western Colorado, and two recent assessments zero in ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 21, 2025, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Maps Might Be Lost as Cuts Threaten Geological Surveys.

How would you go about identifying usable land that suits your building tastes? [Scott Sexton] was specifically looking for land that’s not too steep to build on, and realized that existing ...