For geology enthusiasts (or anyone who’s ever picked up an interesting rock and carried it home), Devil’s Hopyard is a treasure trove of fascinating formations. The park sits on some of the oldest ...

A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border was a false alert, the USGS said ...

Six-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Paul Winter is back with his latest album, “Horn of Plenty.” “It is the literal ...

Connecticut has a secret, and it’s hiding in plain sight in East Haddam – a place where waterfalls cascade over ancient rocks, where perfectly round potholes defy geological explanation, and where the ...

On the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, up to 40% of agricultural land is unmanaged and unplanted pasture that is often invaded by non-native grasses. These grasses increase fire risk as the islands face ...

Thousands of incarcerated people in Connecticut want to enroll in higher education — and financial aid is available — but ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken central Bangladesh, killing at least six people and leaving dozens injured. Buildings in the country’s capital, Dhaka, swayed in the temblor on Friday ...

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

The United States has added copper and silver to an expanded list of critical minerals that it deems to be vital to America’s economy and national security. The new list, compiled by the US Geological ...

A research plane will be flying around Connecticut River Valley looking for a mineral called pyrrhotite, which is a "well-known hazard" in New England. It can be found under bedrock and it is known ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening building foundations in southern New ...