The most common cause of dam failures is overtopping where the spillway cannot cope with floodwaters. Reservoir safety may also be challenged by rapid or sustained water level lowering during droughts ...

Gouges in the landscape of the Highlands left over from the Ice Age which are recognised among the world’s top geological ...

Gouges in the landscape of the Highlands left over from the Ice Age which are recognised among the world’s top geological sites have been given extra protection by the Scottish Government. The ...

The Library of Lost Maps” begins in this way, with a suitably romantic discovery that evokes the musty, analog nature of the ...

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy ...

Mote Marine Laboratory offers a SCUBAPRO+Mote Community Coral Reef Restoration Citizen Dive program, partnering with Southpoint Divers, for certified divers and focused on marine research, ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm ...

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned Wednesday of a significant flood risk in parts ...

The Nor'easter that hit Delmarva's coast earlier this week damaged shorelines in multiple coastal Delaware towns, including Bethany Beach.

Arizona earned the No. 2 spot in a national ranking of the best states for hiking, driven by its year-round sunny weather and ...

Hurricane Melissa is sustaining Category 4 strength and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is expected to ...

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ...