The Black Death has long been framed as a purely biological catastrophe, a lethal bacterium riding into crowded ports and ...

Between September and November, 2.41 inches of rain fell -- more than what typically falls in the desert landscape in one year.

Is cold weather getting you down, and you need an outdoor adventure in warmer climates? Here are five of the best parks that ...

Some are faster, and some are louder, but my favorite Hellcat-powered Dodge offers three rows and lots of customization.

The eruption lasted for just over 12 hours. Kīlauea spewed more than 3 billion gallons (16 million cubic yards) of lava during this event—enough to fill 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. The eruptive ...

A surprising study has uncovered a link between a massive volcanic eruption in 1345 and the onset of the Black Death, Europe's deadliest pandemic. The discovery reveals how a catastrophic chain of ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

After record-breaking rain in Death Valley, a shallow lake has formed at Badwater Basin, the national park said. The ...

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like ...

Day trippers ready to move beyond Death Valley’s greatest hits should consider less popular tracts like the park’s sand dunes ...

Drive down the path toward the Flare Pool entrance, where you’ll find a device you can’t use on the right, and some Sand ...