A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North ...

Imagine the dramatic reshaping of the continents if North America suddenly vanished beneath the waves. Today it feels like ...

The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and ...

The North American continent is "dripping" rock into the lower layers of the Earth, new research says, and in the process ...

Get your feeders ready, hummingbirds are back in Ohio after migrating from Mexico and Central America. Here's where they have ...

From Mexico to the mountains, Arizona’s hummingbirds are on the move. Here's when and how to spot them in Arizona.

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

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The Lyrid meteor shower—also known as the April Lyrids—is an annual meteor shower that typically occurs between April 15 and 29.

A season on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail—stretching from the Adirondacks to northern Maine—reveals fresh possibilities for ...

Machias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America. But the fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the "Grey Zone" – the site of a rare international dispute between ...