Like many machines, helicopters can experience malfunctions and other equally dangerous issues. Among these is mast bumping, where the rotor hub pivots so much it hits the mast. If you think this ...

Cover your head and don't look up! Naturalists say this is a "mast year" in much of the country, when hardwood trees drop an overabundance of nuts. SIMON: Good times for a walk in the woods to watch ...

There's an ecological reason for the surplus of acorns flooding Iowa's yards. Certain breeds of tree native to Iowa are experiencing a "mast year." According to the Iowa Department of Natural ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard said Monday it has launched a formal investigation into a fatal accident aboard a historic schooner off the coast of Maine in which a mast fell and killed one ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rotten wood and poor inspections appear to have played roles in the collapse of the mast of a historic Maine schooner in an accident that killed one person and injured several ...

ASHEVILLE - Today's burning question is about autumn in Asheville. Specifically, is Western North Carolina seeing more acorns drop than usual this year? Got a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard said ...