A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...

Maps show the U.S. states with the healthiest diets, based on fruit and vegetables, alcohol, food insecurity, and diseases.

An effort to enact tougher new building standards in flood-prone areas in Waynesville is quickly losing steam. Town council last week held off on a proposal aimed to protect homeowners from future ...

Hendersonville officials to look at floodplain ordinance and consider whether it needs to be strengthened in the wake of ...

A groundbreaking map reveals potential underground hydrogen reserves across the US, offering new insights into clean energy resources.

The Cave Creek Trail in Ruby Valley is one of the most haunted places in Nevada. It has a dark history that many people don't know and are surprised to learn.

Old Stone Fort in Tennessee is an archaeological park teeming with ancient mysteries but also home to many stunning waterfalls making it well worth the visit.

USGS researchers have unveiled the first map of prospective locations for hydrogen gas in the contiguous United States — and ...

Reno-Sparks is getting hotter, and some neighborhoods suffer more than others. Find out if your home is in a heat island.

Sedona, Arizona, is fantastically, enchantingly beautiful, and when you hear someone gush about this place being one of the ...

Or, if you’re really committed to paying less in taxes, you could move. In nine states, income isn’t taxed — allowing residents to hold onto more of their hard-earned dollars. For retirees, this means ...

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...