Forecasters say El Niño is forming, and it could have repercussions for the coming hurricane season, and even next winter.

Compiled by Bob Duke From the pages of daily Astorian newspapers 10 years ago — 2016 To protect fragile runs of coho, regional fishery managers are considering a rare total closure of Oregon and ...

Texas is on El Niño watch as La Niña fades. Here's what a strong El Niño could mean for Texas weather, hurricane season and ...

Deep beneath East Africa, tectonic forces are slowly pulling the continent apart. Massive cracks and rift valleys are forming as the Earth’s crust stretches, signaling the early stages of a new ocean ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...

He was telling us about the computer game UBOAT where players attempt to sneak past British patrols and get through the ...

Named a national monument in 1933 and designated a national park in 1994, Death Valley encompasses more than 3.4 million ...

About 1000 kilometers off the coast of Portugal, hidden beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, lies one of the most interesting geological features on Earth. Stretching roughly 500 kilometers, the ...