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.

We have compiled a bucket list of 55 must-try things to do and see in Palm Beach County that can keep boredom at bay indefinitely. It's a list fit for locals and tourists alike with no shortage of ...

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, ...

Recycling your old cell phones and buying used phones can reduce the destructive mining that is putting gorillas and people ...

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

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.

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

Gramma, an estimated 141-year-old Galápagos tortoise, died Thursday at the San Diego Zoo, ending a near century-long chapter of what the zoo said was quiet, yet constant ambassadorship to generations ...

Even before Thanksgiving, there are many festive celebrations such as the Asian Lantern Festival and Light Up Mount Dora popping up around Central Florida.

Phoenix Zoo resident Fernando the sloth has died, the Zoo announced on Nov. 9. The death of Phoenix's own Linnaeus's two-toed sloth was announced on Facebook and described as a "sudden" loss by the ...