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There are currently no active volcanoes in New England, but they did once exist in the region and they created some of the landforms you can see today. The Ossipee Mountains are an example of a “ring ...
In collaboration with fellow UM professor Don Hyndman, the “Roadside Geology” book series was born, bringing the excitement of rocks and the stories that rocks have to tell to the general public.
Rob Thomas, Ph.D., a distinguished professor of geology at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, posted Monday about the earthquake, registered just before 1 a.m. by the USGS.
It's been a while since any part of Massachusetts has been able to make the claim that it is drought-free. But Central Massachusetts is now officially drought free, according to Energy and ...
FILE - A man walks to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles office in Lawrence, Mass., May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state ...
Roughly eight in 10 new Massachusetts residents between 2014 and 2023 were Latino, a new study has found, a mix of immigrants, people from other states, and births that increased the state’s ...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst said Friday that five international students enrolled at the school have had their visas revoked by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry (center) moderates a panel discussion on clean energy in Massachusetts. From left to right: SouthCoast Wind's Rebecca Ullman, The Alliance for Climate Transition's Joe ...
Nearly half of Americans believe police can’t detect recent cannabis use behind the wheel, but new roadside technology may soon prove them wrong. Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS ...
If you missed seeing the northern lights last night, parts of Massachusetts, including Central Mass., have a chance to see them again tonight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Marli Miller, author of “Roadside Geology of Oregon” and “Oregon Rocks! A Guide to 60 Amazing Geologic Sites,” joins Oregon Wild on Wednesday to explore the geology of Oregon and ...