There are plenty of well-known places to visit if you're a nature lover. Instead of those, head to this Midwest mountain town ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Right now rivers are high, muddy and dangerous, so NBC Montana ventured to a Montana creek. The Blackfoot River's water levels are high and murky, but NBC Montana chose a small ...

On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ...

Intriguing, humorous, and stealthy, river otters are seldom seen. But after being gone for 50 years, they have reclaimed their place as denizens of the Southern Appalachians. “Otters make their homes ...

Researchers show that rivers in the Andean mountains contribute 35% and 72% of riverine emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and methane (CH4 ) in the Amazon basin, the world's largest river. There are ...

If you're a fan of '70s singer-songwriters, or if you just enjoy the great outdoors, this peaceful park and garden in ...

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Tibbetts family came together to protect nearly 250 acres of ...

You might’ve heard posts about it or meteorologists and forecasters talk about an “atmospheric river” when explaining ...

When Tropical Storm Hilary drenched the town of Big Bear and nearby communities, some mountain dwellers were trapped by flash floods, debris flows and washed out roadways. But not local residents ...

Colorado mountain snowpack measured above normal in early March, a few weeks before the closely watched seasonal peak, except in the Arkansas River Basin, where lagging snow could lead to low water ...

Tourists enjoy rafting in the river in Yubu Village of Xiangfen Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's ...

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Liège shows that CO2 and CH4 emissions from mountainous rivers in the Amazon basin are very high. There are three river systems nested in ...