Land along the Congaree River untouched for over a century is now being considered for a “world-class” park, but the site is prone to floods and some worry the plans will damage the riverfront.

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

Natural resources are another source of dispute. Canada has vast supplies of rare earth metals, gold, oil, coal and lumber – ...

To build the map, researchers at Columbia University and the University of Bordeaux took a slice of a frozen human brain and, using a woodworking saw (yikes!), chopped it into 703 sugar-cube-sized ...

In the novel We, the Kindling, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek weaves together stories of women who were abducted as children by a ...

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found ...

A near-death experience in the jungle with armed guerrilla fighters led to one horticulturist creating his dream garden at a ...

Medical aid in dying, also known as physician assisted dying, is legal in 10 states: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, ...

The West Columbia barbecue joint has been among the most acclaimed restaurants in America the last few years. So, what’s the secret?

The alerts, updated by the U.S. State Department as of April 7, classify destinations from Level 1 ("Exercise Normal Precautions") to Level 4 ("Do Not Travel"), with warnings often tied to issues such ...

Data by the United States Geological Survey has produced a horrifying map which shows the extent of an earthquake in Myanmar - and just how far away it has caused destruction ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than ...