Since at least 1886, a groundhog now named Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his burrow every Groundhog Day to predict when winter weather will end. Other groundhogs (Marmota monax) around the ...

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In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data. This group, often ...

Uluru, a sandstone monolith, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a sacred place to the Indigenous Anangu people, who have lived here for more than 30,000 years. Photograph by Mridula Amin A ...

Formed more than 500 million years ago, this land—home to the oldest living culture in the world—tells an ancient story. Learn why 2026 is the time to visit, and how to explore it respectfully. Uluru, ...

Forty years ago, the Australian government returned the title deeds for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park to the Anangu people. Today, King Charles celebrated the anniversary of the “Handback,” as it is ...

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