The magnitude and frequency of aviation incidents have stimulated a search for answers ranging from small fixes to extreme ...

It’s a menacing name, and not one that all who love it agree with. Saying Death Valley National Park out loud conjures up images of an environment as extreme as the reality: hot, dry and deadly ...

Hikers are seen in the distance at the Mesquite Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. This rugged desert landscape holds the world's record for the hottest air temperature—134°F ...

a scientist in the Planetary Ices Group at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Malaska's presentation will focus on the parallels between Death Valley and the surface of one of Saturn's moons ...

There are few national parks as extreme as Death Valley National Park, which straddles the border of California and Nevada. The saltwater flats of Badwater Basin sit well below sea level and face ...

A swarm of earthquakes originating in Death Valley has rippled through the area, raising concerns about the stability of fault lines near the Las Vegas Valley. Seismologists are closely monitoring ...

Mount Martin, one of the active volcanoes surrounding Katmai National Park and Preserve's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Credit: National Park Service Imposing bears teem in Alaska's Katmai ...

Thebault has traveled to Death Valley three times during this extraordinary year, kayaking an ephemeral lake, hiking across sand dunes and sweating in record-setting heat. DEATH VALLEY ...

A tourist in Death Valley was hospitalized over the weekend after briefly making contact with blistering sand dunes that scalded his bare feet and caused third-degree burns, the National Park ...

It’s a hotspot in more ways than one. Tourists from all over the world are flocking to Death Valley despite the region’s scorching temperatures — which have resulted in one recorded death.

A recent death in Death Valley, where a motorcyclist succumbed to extreme heat amid record-breaking temperatures, highlights the perilous nature of one of the four major deserts in North America.