A homeowner in Oakland, California is gaining attention for their enormous, 27-foot tall Agave Americana plant that is now in ...

The first mention of cricket in the subcontinent comes from the 1737 work ‘A Compendious History of the Indian Wars with an Account of the Rise, Progress, Strength and Forces of Angria the Pyrate’ ...

It costs more than 3 cents to make a 1-cent coin, and now the United States Treasury is finally doing something about it.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Massey Harbison by the Richland History Group. Part 1 appeared in the May edition of ...

Discover the chain reaction—from eruption to landslide to tsunami—that caused catastrophic loss of life in the 1792 Unzen disaster.

The U.S. Treasury announced that, by early next year, it will cease making new pennies, which cost almost four times to make what they are actually worth. But Faith Salie says that, while phasing out ...

Last year's uncomfortable trend of higher-than-normal heat is expected to continue in New York between June and August.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed that on May 30 a 9-month-old unvaccinated child became the ...

The American penny has been in circulation since 1792. It will be discontinued because it is too expensive to make.

Infielder Orlando Arcia signed with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, and was in their lineup as the designated hitter ...