With her 1974 book, "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," Annie Dillard became the youngest woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. We take a ...

New research on ancient human remains suggests the habitual usage of betel nuts, a plant seed with mind-affecting properties ...

Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying ...

Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

President Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes ...

This year's single-elimination tournament will see 16 competitors face off, compared to 12 in past years. Officials report more cubs in Katmai National Park than they've seen in recent memory.

An informal network of dialogues at think tanks and universities is bringing together experts from the U.S. and China to talk ...

American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation that was undertaken over several weeks, according to new reporting from the BBC and NPR. A ...

The album tells the story of a terrible year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly died of an overdose before a show.

Paraguay has one of the fastest growing music industries in South America. At a recent convention and festival, the musical prowess of Paraguayans was on display.

South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage.

To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — ...