I concluded my last column with thoughts about the upcoming winter season, and how the transition to winter conditions was inevitable. I fully expected to have some initial winter-esque stories ...

It’s been a slow trickle into Fall in New England, but over 6,000 feet above sea level, snowy season has already begun.

Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a major highway between the flames and ...

From a mountaintop observatory near Los Angeles to the normally verdant Cascade range in the Pacific Northwest, crews on Wednesday battled monster wildfires that raged well into their second week as ...

One of the most commonly asked questions at the Mount Washington Observatory is the history of the cats who live at the ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...

Most of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network’s seismic stations are on private lands, schools, U.S. Forest Service property, timber company lands or at fire departments, according to data provided by ...

Several heritage railways provide shorter, family-friendly excursions, sometimes with seasonal themes like pumpkin patches.

Private properties, schools, fire departments and others play a key part in monitoring temblors in the Pacific Northwest.

People at the Mount Washington Observatory were treated to some stunning northern lights this week. They captured an amazing display around 5:30 a.m. Monday. The aurora made an appearance just before ...

A strong geomagnetic storm produced dazzling Northern Lights before sunrise Tuesday in the Northern Tier and lit up the sky ...

A timelapse video captured by the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire shows the effects of a strong geomagnetic ...