This aerial view reveals a remarkably well-preserved classical temple nestled within a quiet archaeological landscape. The symmetrical rows of Doric columns support a weathered stone roof standing ...

I moved across a frozen landscape. Fluffy snow under my feet disguised hidden ice beneath. In many spots it was impregnable so that even with micro-spikes affixed to my insulated winter hiking boots I ...

“I have often been a first or only African American in many of the science spaces that I’ve been in,” says Beronda L. Montgomery, “And I’ve thought about, ‘What does that mean, and what do I want that ...

Just past Helen’s house (although Helen doesn’t live there anymore), scattered around the front yard of Sheldon’s house (although Sheldon doesn’t live there anymore, either), the trees are talking.

Nick Saban must be feeling like a proud papa these days, so excuse him if he's beaming a bit when ESPN begins airing pregame coverage of the College Football Playoff semifinals. Well-settled into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone loves to see beautiful, full, well-proportioned, valuable trees. We look at them for timber value and for their ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

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When I was a kid, we always had a ceiling-high red cedar as a Christmas tree. Although they are prickly trees that can cause severe itching, they had one feature I particularly enjoyed. The week after ...

One of the most memorable and meaningful Christmas Eve’s for me was the year I was abandoned at the public library. It was Monday, December 24, 1979. I was seven. The Baldwin Public Library is in the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Christmas traditions: We love them, we hate them, we complain and then do ...