Across continents and oceans, the same place name appears again and again: Santa Cruz, Sainte-Croix, and Santa Croce. Whether in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, or parts of Asia, these ...

A vast mass of superheated rock is creeping upward beneath the eastern United States, and its slow-motion path appears to point directly at New York City. Scientists say this “giant hot blob” is part ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.