President Donald Trump is renewing calls to take Greenland, the massive island controlled by Denmark, adding that a special envoy he appointed to the Arctic island would "lead the charge." "We need ...

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Winding through wild national parks, hillside vineyards and whimsical towns, a campervan trip through the Western US promises to be unforgettable.

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Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

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We need to improve our knowledge of geography if we want to be the great nation we already believe ourselves to be; that has ...

Oregon was the top state Americans moved to in 2025, according to a new study by federally licensed mover United Van Lines, while neighboring California continued to see more residents pack up and ...

Photographer Gideon Mendel is no stranger to natural disasters. Gideon Mendel documented the moments when L.A. families returned to their fire-ravaged homes for the first time in early 2025. Hundreds ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo missions—and they’re shaking up the search for life beyond Earth. The OSIRIS-REx ...