Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville, North Carolina, is a city known for its vibrant arts scene, ...

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

The U.S. is in peak flu season, as the Centers for Disease Control says “seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and ...

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill researchers have found that captive loggerheads could be conditioned to “dance” by associating certain magnetic fields with being fed food.

This flu season has reached unprecedented intensity, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

The federal government renamed the Gulf, but local signs, maps and Marco Island's own website still show the old name.

Monday was the day for a big change in the world of Google cartography, at least symbolically. As promised, the company ...

Popular map services such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Bing Maps have all changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America ...

Snow, sleet and freezing rain were expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states Wednesday, ...

A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly ...