An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah canyon, killing one and seriously injuring the other, officials reported. The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot ...

Ostereich and Peller – having just claimed first and second place in Thursday’s Park Elementary School National Geographic Bee – revealed the secret of their success to the Leader. “I just like to ...

It’s a small world. It’s a wide world. Both phrases are used in lyrics, titles and more. A more accurate statement might be: Earth’s circumference (at the equator) is 24,901 ...

Although winter may linger a while longer, daylight saving time and the first signs of spring will come to Texas in about a ...

There have been essentially two major deals out of the festival so far: Netflix took “Train Dreams,” Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation, with Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, and Neon ...

In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Terry Hatter Jr. of the Central District of California wrote that “the ban on new ...

Parthenogenesis, also referred to as a “virgin birth,” is fairly uncommon in higher vertebrates such as sharks, although it ...

Popular flavors include Graham Central Station, featuring graham ice cream with graham cracker ripple and chocolate-covered ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Digitizing the bee collections at museums could answer important questions like whether certain species are still buzzing in ...

A falconer contracted by Charleston County will stay in the area until March 17, flying eight falcons and hawks daily to keep the birds away from residences.

Spokespersons for those platforms did not immediately respond to emailed questions. A spokesperson for National Geographic, one of the most prominent map makers in the U.S., said this week that the ...