Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

Decreasing precipitation and rising populations could bring a perfect storm of water shortages for the United States. Where is our water going? A thunderstorm sweeps across Nevada, a state in ...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its national 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book on Monday, a 50-state report of recent ...

The National Academies ... to undertake a study on the United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste. 1. Evaluate United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste, including types ...

So the clue was, ‘This temperate coral undergoes quiescence in the winter. Another word for this is … ?’” Anya Brown has ...

Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined by the Society of American Foresters. Each forest type listed on the map is presented where it most frequently occurs ...

Here’s a look at the complex early history of abortion in the United States. There weren't any ... women’s rights march organized by the National Organization for Women since the defeat ...

Off the West Coast of the United States, California and Oregon crab ... David Scheurer is a scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who studies dead zones.

The assassination attempt came amid heightened tension among lawmakers after the president had vetoed a bill to reauthorize the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. But Lawrence—an u ...