ELLENSBURG — For anyone who digs geology, the Pacific Northwest is better than Disneyland, says Nick Zentner. You want mountains? We’ve got more than 60,000 square miles of them. Volcanoes? Half a ...

PORT TOWNSEND — In “Assembling the Pacific Northwest,” geology professor Ralph Dawes will take listeners back 200 million years, when the West Coast was located at Spokane, at the edge of the “craton” ...

Driving across the state of Oregon takes a few hours, but on that drive, you can witness millions of years of geology unfold outside your car window. The spectacular snow-capped volcanoes of the ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — A low-flying airplane will soon be visible to residents in seven counties in northwest Minnesota, including the city of Thief River Falls and parts of the Red River corridor along ...

A hike around the lovely Shaddox Hollow Trail at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area leads to forest, streams and rock. Lots and lots of rock. So much rock that a self-guided geology tour now lets ...

For many people, the "King" Columbia River begins and ends with the Grand Coulee Dam, the iconic 1930s project that produces cheap hydroelectric power to fuel homes, heavy industry and harnesses water ...

Off and on over the next eight months, airplanes will be flying low over Northwest Arkansas. But this isn't a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, so there's no reason to rush to the ...

The Geological Society of America has produced a field guide for trips throughout the Northwest that explains geologic processes and history of the region. The guide includes details on Mount Hood, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I’ve had my eye on this one for quite a while ...

The 14-mile Northwest Lancaster County River Trail along the Susquehanna River has been tremendously popular since it opened in 2014. And for good reason. It’s a beautiful path along the river with ...