My wife and I enjoy hiking off trail and for our bushwhacking adventures, we use a paper topographic map, a compass and a handheld GPSR.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in addition to in-person talks and walks around the island, we hosted an art ...

AluminIum and steel were among the first tariffs to be enacted during President Donald Trump’s first term. A revival of those measures is expected Saturday (Feb 1), which would affect millions of ...

A minor earthquake shook the coast of Santa Barbara late Thursday night. The tremor, measured at a magnitude of 2.8, was reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to have occurred at ...

For the first time in a long time, change is coming to Hotel Aiken. The historic site, once set for demolition, could now become a hotel or apartments.

The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...

Good afternoon and happy Friday readers. We’ve made it to the end of another week and the first month of the year! With the Trump administration’s border tariffs on Canada and Mexico set to go into ...

When it comes to aluminum, a higher-value metal than steel, the US consumed about 4 million tons in 2023, with net imports ...

Texans near San Antonio experienced a 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Texans near San Antonio experienced a 4.5 earthquake on Wednesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...