The NASA satellite image shows rust-red rock formations in Wyoming—evidence of 220-million-year-old 'megamonsoons'.

A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

The blue glass beads from Venice journeyed around 10,000 miles to the Americas more than five centuries ago and were the size ...

By Roz Shorenstein, Mitch Siegler, Atri Macherla and Debbie Israel Like many school districts, Pajaro Valley faces some tough choices. One choice, however, is easy: don’t renew Community ...

Minnesota may be known for its accent and music icon Prince, but the state is also home to pristine national and state parks, ...

Minnesota may be known for its accent and music icon Prince, but the state is also home to pristine national and state parks, ...

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

New Bern is not that town. Founded in 1710, this charming waterfront gem sits at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers ...

Nova Scotia’s cultural landscape is as diverse as its coastline, shaped by Mi'kmaq, French Acadian and African Nova Scotian communities. These coastal destinations, set along wave-worn cliffs and in ...

Greg Grandin’s sweeping history of the new world shows how immutably intertwined the United States is with Latin America.

As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.

But an all-women's group called the National Society of Colonial Dames of America helped influence ... dating back before the Republic of Texas. During the early to mid-1700s, Jumano Indians ...