Mass extinctions clearly upend the status quo. Now, our ocean floors are dominated by clams burrowed into sand and mud, the quahogs, cockles and their relatives – a scene far different from that of ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims slogged for days under a punishing sun through country roads, sandy paths, even a ...

A busy start to the hurricane season in the eastern Pacific Ocean got even busier Saturday morning as the National Hurricane Center has now added a third area to watch for possible tropical ...

Two clusters of thunderstorms in the Eastern Pacific Ocean could develop into named storms by the end of this weekend, but which one becomes Barbara and which one becomes Cosme, the basin's second and ...

Atlantic hurricane season starts quiet, but meteorologists are watching a system off the Southeast Coast just in case.

Frequent dust storms have turned a remote stretch of I-10 into a hazard zone. As deadly crashes rise, scientists and ...

California Central Valley, which is known for the agriculture that produces much of the nation's fruits, vegetables and nuts, is a major contributor to a growing dust problem that has profound ...

For the second year in a row, California is on track to have a record-breaking number of valley fever cases, which public ...

Explore the dangers of exposure to construction dust and health impacts that can lead to serious diseases over time.

For the second year in a row, California is on track to break records for valley fever cases. Here's how you can avoid the ...

Dust from a wild storm which hit parts of South Australia has been blown thousands of kilometres to the nation's east coast. A dusty haze is hanging in the air in Sydney Canberra and other parts o ...

A dust storm sweeping through Sydney has turned the city skyline a shade of red. A cold front across Australia’s south has whipped up the giant plume. A prolonged drought in Southern Australia ...