The name America is derived from the Italian explorer and cartographer, who first realized that the lands discovered after Columbus in ... s designation of “Gulf of America,” even though Amerigo ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US is learning a lesson in market maleficence as post-‘Liberation Day’ shockwaves continue to ...

“Good Morning America” anchor Whit Johnson revealed that his 23andMe test was a “missing link” that led to a “bombshell” discovery for his family after the company filed for bankruptcy ...

In a surprising twist on the old “trash to treasure” saying, scientists have uncovered an enormous cache of rare earth elements worth an estimated $8.4 billion—hidden in plain sight across ...

According to the new study, America may be sitting on 11 million tons of rare earth elements buried in landfills, ponds, and storage sites. That’s nearly eight times the current domestic reserves.

Director Monica Strømdahl’s “Flophouse America” provides a visceral documentation of poverty in America. Flophouses are cheap, run-down motels where many people are forced to live when they ...

Beneath the white gypsum dunes of New Mexico, scientists have uncovered something remarkable—trails of footprints that challenge what we thought we knew about early humans in North America.