The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) ...

A tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa earlier this week continues to move west across the Atlantic.

Which beach is best for you and your family? Use our guide to help you decide where to put your umbrella and chairs.

A recent study estimates that up to 95 million people nationwide may rely on drinking water contaminated with 24 types of these "forever chemicals." ...

Thousands of feet below sea level, the creatures that live in the deep sea survive without direct sunlight, plants or the ...

Unlike smaller tsunamis, which may only produce waves a few feet high, mega tsunamis are on a completely different scale.

Tucked away on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula sits Port Townsend, a Victorian-era maritime gem that feels like stepping into ...

The big news at Shaver Lake is the 24.48-pound brown trout landed by Steve Jones of Clovis trolling a pink hoochie behind a 6-inch dodger while targeting kokanee. The fish succumbed after a 30-minute ...

Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — ...

His world revolves around wind speeds, current strength and wave swells. When Enos is bobbing in dangerous waters in the dark, his cellphone is his lifeline: with a few taps he can access the ...

A team of geophysicists and atmospheric scientists at Princeton's NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the ...

Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.