A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.

Night - Cloudy with a 67% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Sunny with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C). Winds from W ...

Depleted and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing environmental issues such as sinkholes and blowouts, leading to significant financial costs for cleanup. The Texas Railroad Commission ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit ...

Google Maps is already the world's number one mobile navigation app, but the Mountain View-based search giant is continuously looking for new ways to increase the app's market share. One of these ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

“But it’s not going to be cheap.” The sinkhole is the latest in a string of catastrophic incidents with old oil wells in the Permian Basin of West Texas, some plugged and others no ...

The Columbia Basin Railroad has donated about 3 miles of rail line to the Northern Columbia Basin Railroad Project. NCBRP MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Columbia Basin Railroad has donated about 3 miles of ...