Cellphones around San Francisco buzzed late Monday night with a very unusual alert: A young mountain lion had been spotted ...

So here we are, at the start of a box-fresh new year, and our thoughts naturally pivot between reflecting on the last one, ...

In recent stories and his new novel, George Saunders’s writing has begun feel frustrated, spiritually and artistically.

Most of us travel to see beautiful things. We flock to pristine beaches, tour historic cathedrals, and ...

I have no explanation, and if I hadn’t experienced it, I’d think it was someone’s poor attempt at writing a scary story.” ...

Montana locals know that winter means icy roads and unbelievable wildlife encounters, from elk crossings to grizzly bear sightings..

The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

A major global review finds that climate change is intensifying more rapidly in mountain regions than in nearby lowland areas. Scientists warn this uneven warming could have serious consequences for ...

As best we can tell, DHS likes the penguin video because it’s related to snow and ice, something it connects with Greenland.

The Rocky Mountains have always looked like a geological non sequitur, a towering spine of peaks sitting far from the ...