Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area.

According to USGS' list of latest earthquakes, there have been eight aftershocks reported near Julian, California. Most of them were around a 2.6 or 2.8 magnitude. The strongest was a magnitude 4.0 ...

Scientists discover massive deposits of this valuable resource sitting beneath the feet of millions of Americans.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake came as Myanmar is engaged in ...

US Geological Survey geologists estimated large potential for—and large uncertainty about—the amount of hydrogen ...

The combined drop of Upper and Lower Whitewater Falls (the latter extending into South Carolina) measures an astonishing 811 feet, dwarfing many more famous waterfalls. For comparison, Niagara Falls ...

Hundreds of firefights from across the U.S. are battling the worst wildfires in the country taking place in Western North Carolina and South Carolina's Upstate. As of Sunday morning, there were ...

according to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service warned that the Carolinas would face fire danger throughout the rest of the week. "The ...

As of Friday afternoon, several active fires are burning including three in Polk County, North Carolina. The three fires have consumed thousands of acres. The interactive wildfire map also ...

The SKIMS co-founder, 44, shared a behind-the-scenes look on Instagram of her daughter North, 11, appearing in FKA twigs' music video for the song "Childlike Things." Kardashian, who shares her ...

The fire now poses a threat of crossing state lines, prompting Transylvania County in North Carolina to declare a state of emergency, according to Citizen Times. A new blaze, named the Rattlesnake ...