A loud gurgling sound echoes from a gaping hole in the 8300 block of Willow Street, as dirty water streams steadily onto the ...

A sinkhole in downtown Chapel Hill is causing parts of East Franklin Street to be closed and some traffic to be detoured on ...

More than 80 percent of known land subsidence in the US is associated with groundwater use, a mute reworking which frequently remains unseen until pavement cracks or a yard sinks into a novel pit.

Looking to escape the bitter North American winter? Look no further than these South American destinations, which are as ...

Games can sharpen attention and learning when challenge scales. The real lesson is the gradient. Train effective intelligence ...

Some House Republicans have joined in criticizing the Department of Justice’s probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing it could undermine the regulator’s independence. Those GOP ...

About 10 minutes into the astonishing news conference at which President Donald Trump celebrated the lightning-strike ...

Duke’s early-season struggles are giving way to a surge, while North Carolina falls out of the rankings. A Triangle women’s ...

Somewhere in the world, a strange "gate to hell" creates the ultimate oceanic optical illusion. Can you guess where it is?

The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards ...

At the January meeting of the council’s Environment Committee, councillors unanimously agreed to an Alliance motion which “notes with concern the signs of erosion which have arisen on Station Road, ...