After decades of trial and error, a new plan is taking shape around the Salton Sea, California’s largest — and endlessly troubled — lake. The accidental inland sea, some 35 miles long, sprung to life ...

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight ...

Here are three trips to consider where the crowds are minimal and the scenery is spectacular.

A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared to ...