On May 22, 2011, the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in half a century roared into the heart of Joplin, Mo., ...

These Oregon destinations wait for those who have not yet found them. Every spot offers something that regulars know and newcomers instantly recognize. Regret after a first visit is almost always ...

Crater Lake, located in Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States. The lake formed in a caldera created by the ...

The deepest lakes in the United States are scattered across very different landscapes. Some sit inside volcanic craters, some ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has been urging U.S. Fish and Wildlife to extend Endangered Species Act protections to ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that requires the agency ...

Long before telescopes revealed an unruly Solar System, Dante Alighieri imagined something terrible falling from the heavens. In his 14th-century Inferno, the falling object was Lucifer, the Lord of ...

Thor’s Well is a natural sinkhole that creates one of the most spectacular shows on Oregon’s coast. Water rushes into this ...

A buzzing sound was the first thing Tristen Tartaglia noticed. It wasn’t coming from traffic on the nearby highway, nor was it the voices of the volunteers scrambling over the embankment. It was the ...

The story of how one of Crater Lake’s most famous attractions fell into obscurity. The stunning “pinnacles” of Crater Lake are a unique artifact of ancient Mount Mazama’s cataclysmic eruption 7700 ...

Formed nearly 8,000 years ago, Crater Lake sits atop Mount Mazama, part of the Cascade Range spanning northern California to southern British Columbia. Photograph by Jonathan Irish, Nat Geo Image ...