Unlike more frequented parks, this one provides a playground for the senses, where alabaster sand caresses your feet as you ...

America is famous for its natural parks, and many of them are considered to be the best in the whole world. These ...

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 edition of the Lassen County Times. Regional off-highway-vehicle ...

Officials are asking Californians to be on high alert as sightings of mountain lions and wolves roaming near human trails ...

ATHENS, Greece — Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster ...

A minor phreatic eruption was monitored at Taal Volcano early Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. According to PHIVOLCS, the eruption from Taal ...

The shadowy mass, known as the Haruj volcanic field, covers around 17,000 square miles (44,000 square kilometers) in central Libya and contains roughly 150 extinct volcanoes, ranging from small ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of the following individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. These appointees have been selected to implement ...

Indonesia, a vast archipelago, experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity as it lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Last November, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) ...

The earthquakes have also sparked fears of volcanic eruptions because they are happening near two active volcanoes, Fentale and Dofen. The Conversation Africa asked volcano researcher Amdemichael ...

Gas sensors signal changes in volcanic fumes, and GPS sensors monitor and measure ground deformation. With researchers monitoring Mount Rainier so closely, Iezzi said if a big eruption were to ...

All activity remains in the Kaluapele summit caldera—the proper term for the volcanic crater, particularly one formed by a major eruption that led to the ground collapsing. The USGS Hawaiian ...