Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

A mountain lion? An escaped pet? Something else entirely? Just what was caught on a Ring camera wandering Grand Avenue is a ...

Those of us who are lucky enough to call Page County our homeplace understand better than anyone what makes this place so ...

Scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are celebrating a discovery that they have called "nothing short of ...

We revisit a 1967 review of I. M. Pei’s National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, described as a ‘direct response ...

As an immigrant and fire survivor, I reflect more deeply on the fragility of home, shifting identity, and the need to care ...

Welcome to the wild side of cute. If you thought pets were the peak of adorable, get ready to change your mind.From African ...

Three people have died in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.

T he New England Seamounts were formed from a volcanic hotspot in the North American continent. The oldest in the mountain chain, the Bear Seamount, formed around 100 to 103 million years ago, when ...