Scientists have discovered which animal was the first to branch off from our collective common ancestor. For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb ...

I get why some people are tempted to mount their TVs up high. Hanging like the stuffed head of a majestic beast, your TV sleek OLED screen feels like the crown jewel of the living room. But while it ...

This essay is part of Finding Beauty, a series on discovering joy in the unexpected. Growing up, I had an enormous pine tree in my backyard in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. It stretched above the roof of my two ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Robin Westman lived in a quaint home on a quiet, tree-lined street in Minneapolis — less than a mile from Annunciation Catholic Church where he shot 17 people, killing two young children ...

Whenever you get fit for golf clubs at Titleist, you’re going to hear about “peak height” a lot. That’s because the company’s fitting philosophy is directly tied to ensuring every club in the bag ...

Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir - one of the world's tallest and oldest trees - from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall ...

Several environmental groups are challenging the federal government’s determination that red tree voles in Oregon do not warrant threatened or endangered status. The Center for Biological Diversity ...

With The Sims 4's next expansion's release date approaching, you have the chance to earn in-game rewards by participating in the Nature's Calling event leading up to the release of The Sims 4: ...

Homeowners who bought around the peak of the market are increasingly finding they owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth. The number of owners who are underwater is small but ...