The western U.S. is a geologists' dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn't make sense. Rivers normally flow ...

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Two climbers have died following an avalanche in Slovakia. The men, aged 38 and 37, were killed at the High Tatras mountain range. The pair, who were both Hungarian nationals, were found under the ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Some Georgia lawmakers are proposing a name change of a mountain in northern Georgia to recognize President Donald Trump. According to a resolution, the group of representatives ...

There's something about mountains that tugs at us. Maybe it's the crisp air, the promise of quiet, or the staggering views that look like they've been filtered by nature herself. Whether you're a keen ...

Clarkston • Curtis Godfrey has spent his entire 72 years in Clarkston, a small northern Utah farming town of about 750 people, tucked by the western slopes of Clarkston Mountain. As a boy, Godfrey ...

A mechanical failure at the Gore Mountain resort in the Adirondacks left guests in about 20 gondolas hovering above the snow for several hours. By Amanda Holpuch After spending more than two and a ...

New research may have solved an American mystery which has baffled geologists for a century and a half: How did a river carve a path through a mountain in one of the country's most iconic landscapes?

UNLV has become one of the headliners of the Mountain West, which worked its way back up to nine football-playing members after five left for the Pac-12. Tyler McFarland / Getty Images The new-look ...