The ambitious hikers embarked on Mount Katahdin's notoriously difficult Knife Edge Trail when tragedy struck last Thursday.

Using Earth’s glaciers as an analog, a new study explores the possibility of downward propagation of fractures and melt in ...

Salt creeping, a phenomenon that occurs in both natural and industrial processes, describes the collection and migration of ...

Whales are swimming farther than previously estimated—up to 20% more—according to a study, "Accounting for Earth's curvature ...

But this year, beach erosion has created a novel situation for one nest teetering on the edge of a sandy cliff about 5 feet high near the Second Street entrance. A couple months of high tides have ...

What is a Low-Slope Roof? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a low-slope roof is defined ...