A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

More communities than previously thought could be impacted by a tsunami resulting from a large earthquake off the California ...

Temperatures are also due to drop within the next 10 days, sending some areas of England and Scotland into subzero conditions ...

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials reported in new study.

Severe weather threatens the mid-Mississippi Valley and Southeast this weekend, with possible hail, and isolated tornadoes. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The Forza Horizon series of racing games is set in huge open-world maps based on stunning, real-world tourist destinations: ...

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

Cairns and the Far North is bracing for prolonged persistent ... “The Daintree and Cassowary Coast are expected to see the heaviest falls, with localised pockets of heavy rain possible.

Packs of feral dogs are back on the prowl in the Far North – bigger and scarier than ever, says a Northland farmer. John Nilsson claims he loses about 120 ewes and lambs to wild dogs every year ...

Rhode Island may not be a large state, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in natural beauty -- such as along this ...

There are 14 states that make up the United State's East Coast; each with its own distinct feel, climate, and culture. From ...