Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical ...

Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these ...

It's the 40th anniversary of the superstar concert to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia — and of the creation of a U.S.

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Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross ...

The White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless ...

A year ago, on August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International ...

Dredging waterways for navigation is a centuries-old practice, but this project is controversial because the mud being dug ...

A year ago, on August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International ...

Residents across Washington have different takes on crime in their communities. Overwhelmingly, however, people opposed ...