1907: Albert A. Michelson, the first head of the physics department at the University of Chicago, won the first Nobel Prize ever presented to an American (though he was born in Prussia) in science.

In southern Mississippi’s Pine Belt region, Hattiesburg offers the perfect blend of big-city conveniences and small-town charm. Known as the “Hub City” for its central location between Jackson, ...

Thirty-five critically endangered vultures (30 White-rumped, 5 Slender-billed) were transferred from a breeding centre to ...

Here's a list of holiday festivals, celebrations and more across Central Florida designed to put your family in the Christmas ...

Emma Stebbins was the toast of 19th-century Rome and an art-world trailblazer. Her work is still being celebrated today.

The Two Point Museum Zooseum DLC is finally here, introducing a whole herd of cute critters, a heap of fresh features, and ...

The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a new baby gorilla, part of a recent baby boom of great apes that includes three ...

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

The Peninsula neighborhood, where the Scioto River takes a sharp bend through Downtown, is fast becoming one of the hottest development areas in Columbus. But a dozen years ago, officials thought it ...