A heavily armed 18-man Mexican army patrol allegedly crossed into U.S. soil this week and surrounded two Americans exploring a trail in the Bootheel of New Mexico.

Atlas Guo is a cartographer and Ph.D. student. We met with him to learn more about mapping natural disasters and what goes into making a well-designed map.

Explore Pliny Fisk III's revolutionary approach to architecture that uncovers hidden local materials for sustainable building ...

The Patriot Soil project is making its way through the United States Gary and Mary Robinson are making their way to each state.

An AccuWeather map shows which areas could be impacted by Saharan dust this week.© AccuWeather map visualization ...

Valley Fever develops below the undisturbed surface of soils in hot, dry areas in the western United States. The fungus, when inhaled in dust, can cause longterm and sometimes severe health issues.

Views of the United States’ influence in the world While a majority of Americans feel their country is respected around the world, 52% say its global influence has been getting weaker in recent years.

An analysis of minerals in the Watersmeet Gneiss (shown) suggest the metamorphic rock dates to about 3.6 billion years ago, potentially making it the oldest known rock in the United States. Paul ...

A project aimed at focusing on increasing food production across the country targets to collect 77,969 soil samples from 45 counties.

USGS researchers have unveiled the first map of prospective locations for hydrogen gas in the contiguous United States — and there's a lot more than they previously thought.

However, the three current radon maps for the United States are unable to provide the up-to-date, high-resolution, and time-varying radon concentrations. Tens of millions of radon measurements have ...