The term "100-year flood" implies that the event is a rare occurrence; however, dozens of such storms have inundated the ...

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally given the go-ahead for the ...

The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday took steps to increase recovery of critical minerals, used in everything from ...

As President Donald Trump exercised his executive power to push for increased mine production, one of his administration’s ...

Morris County became the epicenter of hysteria Monday as the series of quakes — ranging from a magnitude 0.7 to 2.0 — rocked ...

Federal officials at the US Geological Survey instituted a “media blackout” in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency amid ...

Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The 1.6 magnitude earthquake occurred west of Morris Plains at around 5:40 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey's ...

The trial of John T. Scopes was an irresistible spectacle that pitted evolution against religion, with public schools as the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey announced the discovery of a new geothermal pool in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser ...

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the Anatolian fault line.

WASHINGTON – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.