SANTA CRUZ, CA–A new study suggests that ancient features on the surface of Mars called valley networks were carved by recurrent floods during a long period when the martian climate may have been much ...

The further back into Earth’s history your mind wanders, the more work your imagination has to put in. That’s even more true for Mars. None of us have physically stepped foot on the present-day ...

Earth's valleys tell an ancient story of ice and power. Over millions of years, massive glaciers have carved, sculpted, and transformed the landscape in ways that still take researchers' breath away.

Yosemite looked very different one hundred million years ago. Towering volcanoes existed here then making up a vast mountain chain similar to the modern Andes Mountains in South America. Deep beneath ...

Kayakers and nature lovers are flocking to Death Valley National Park in California to enjoy something exceedingly rare at one of the driest places in the United States: Water. A temporary lake has ...

On a good night, a fast driver can make it from downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley in 15 minutes, gliding across the slight rise of the Cahuenga Pass, pink neon from Universal Studios on ...

Tenaya Canyon and part of Yosemite Valley as seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Tenaya Creek likely started to scour this granite canyon below Half Dome about 5 to 10 million years ago ...

Massive floods from overflowing and rupturing lakes carved deep chasms into the face of Mars during its ancient history, according to new research. The research, led by scientists at the University of ...

SUPPORT TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN NAPA. JANUARY IN NAPA VALLEY IS QUIET. THE VINES AND VISITORS ARE DORMANT, BUT IN THE CALM LIES A SENSE OF ANXIETY. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF FEAR, ANXIETY OR THE ...

A climate similar to that of Earth’s deserts, with intermittent floods and long dry spells, reproduces the valley networks (image C, above). Another scenario, with intense deluges over a short period ...