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Teresa Leger Fernandez stands at the Rio Chama's edge, looking out over a sandstone outcropping. The river follows a varied landscape, starting at the Rocky Mountains' southern edge, through rugged basalt hillsides and layers of...

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have set up a ministry to "propagation and prevention of vice" within the building that used to house the Women's Affairs Ministry. They also escorted out World Bank staffers as part...

One month ago, President Joe Biden announced major plans to soon provide a booster shot for the coronavirus vaccine. However, after campaigning on the pledge to "follow science," Biden was uncharacteristically ahead with this lofty declaration.On...

After a 90-day stay at China's first space station, a trio of Chinese astronauts returned home to Earth Friday. It was their longest mission yet.After having unboarded from the space station on Thursday morning,...

Firefighters responded to the flames that were advancing towards Sequoia National Park's signature grove of massive, ancient trees on Thursday by setting fire to it.Firefighters can use the Giant Forest's nemesis to help stop,...

It was 5:05 a.m., and around 500 migrants were already showing signs of life in small tents. They began to rise, pack their bags, and prepare to cross the Darien Gap. This thick jungle,...

Australia has decided to invest in U.S.-powered submarines and to dump its contract with France for diesel-electric submarines, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on Thursday.On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced that the United States...

Virginia Oliver began trapping lobsters off Maine's coast when World War II was already a decade away. The electronic traffic signal was still a new invention, and very few women were harvesting lobsters.She still...

SpaceX's first private flight into orbit Wednesday night was joined by two contest winners: a doctor and their wealthy sponsor. This is the most ambitious space tourism leap yet.This was the first spacecraft to...

The Justice Department asked Texas' federal court to halt the implementation of a new Texas state law banning most abortions while it considers the case.SB8 in Texas prohibits abortions after medical professionals detect cardiac...