When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a landscape with incredible geology. She hears a lot of the same suggestions: ...

Beneath the American Midwest, part of the continent is gradually losing its foundation. This slow geological phenomenon, ...

Some countries are not included in the new round of tariffs, including Canada and Mexico, which are already facing 25% ...

States are not subdivisions, but "distinct governments." Constraining federal power and preserving state policy prerogatives helps check governmental intrusions and fosters greater self-government.

Languages: English As President Donald Trump plans to dismantle the Department of Education via an executive order, states are preparing for potential funding cuts to their K-12 schools.

Butterfly abundance in the continental United States has crashed some 22% in only 20 years across 554 species counted, an alarming new scientific study involving Michigan State University found.

In World War II, Japan’s limited reach meant that shipyards in the continental United States produced ships mostly without enemy interference. Today, shipyards on China’s Pacific coast would be more ...

The continent’s leaders hope a surge of investment, to fill a security void left by the United States, can ignite ... s struggling auto suppliers, Continental AG. It has also been in talks ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 85% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW to SSW at 15 to 19 mph (24.1 to 30.6 kph). The overnight low will be 44 °F (6.7 °C). Rain with a high of 51 °F (10.6 ...

This is compared with 937 protests in the United States in February 2017, which included major protests against the so-called Muslim ban along with other pro-immigrant and pro-choice protests.

China said the drills were a response to recent statements and actions by the United States and Taiwan. Beijing launches such missions on a daily basis, seeking to wear down Taiwanese defenses and ...