Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction belongs to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, a point in the Pacific ...

Beginning of the Muslim Era as Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina 1054: Three Roman legates fracture relations ...

When it comes to summer vibes, Rhode Island is elite. It’s size inspires spontaneous road trips – you’re never any more than ...

The first documented proof of a Seaconke Wampanoag community dates to 1924. That year, the Seaconkes built the First Free ...

Soon, more murals stopped us in our path. At 16 Mechanic’s St., there’s one devoted to Historic Mills of Pawcatuck. In 1790, Samuel Slater's Arkwright Cotton-Spinning Machine was installed in ...

For Christian de Rezendes, the documentary has been a labor of love, one he didn't expect to grow so big and take so long.

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...