From a humble first game with peach baskets and a soccer ball on this day in 1891, basketball evolved quickly into one of the ...

Though experts say more work is needed to understand the findings, this line of study might offer a way to monitor ...

Browns Canyon National Monument, a 21,586-acre protected natural area in central Colorado, achieved International Dark Sky ...

The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary ...

The U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program has announced its fourth and final group of honorees from throughout American ...

Five years after the first sighting in Washington state, intense efforts have eradicated the bee-killing hornets from the ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and ol’ St. Nick is spreading holiday cheer for all to hear ...

Veterans and dignitaries gathered in Belgium and Luxembourg this month to reflect on the deadly World War II conflict that ...

From a total solar eclipse that captivated our continent to record temperatures that scorched the planet, these were the ...

Researchers found that ancient Mesopotamians associated body parts with emotions, just as we do—but they discovered some ...

The country’s newest national monument honors Frances Perkins, America’s first female cabinet secretary and a champion of ...

Robert Smithson constructed the famous 1,500-foot-long land artwork on the shore of the Great Salt Lake in 1970 ...