Gov. Joe Lombardo approved spending an additional $25 million on a program to build homes for residents of a sunken North Las ...

The Foundation of Mountain Building Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the ...

The park’s elevation at around 5,800 feet creates a climate that’s more moderate than Nevada’s lower desert regions, making it a perfect escape during summer months when Las Vegas temperatures make ...

Valley of Fire State Park near Las Vegas, Nevada, is a bucket-list destination for nearly 250,000 visitors each year. It is a ...

An unusually intense toxic algae bloom was spotted from space in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake, swirling like paint in a satellite ...

Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last ...

A geothermal well drilled at the Pumpernickel site came in hotter and more permeable than explorers expected, and both state and company officials say the results could turn the area into one of the ...

A 2024 satellite photo shows an unusually active bloom of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the water of Nevada's Pyramid Lake.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Lake Tahoe served as both a classroom and a time machine for Western Nevada College geology ...

The Nevada Promise Scholarship has an important Oct. 31 deadline for applications. High school seniors graduating in spring 2026 can apply for this last-dollar scholarship, which helps cover up to ...

One of the responding scuba divers called the retrieval a "miracle" Courtesy of Ken Wige A Nevada newlywed lost his wedding ring just before his first anniversary AJ and Steffanie Limbo were swimming ...

People in parts of Central California and western Nevada remain under a Dense Smoke Advisory as the lightning-caused Garnet Fire rages in the West despite around-the-clock efforts to suppress the ...