A recent history of guns and empire argues that early modern Europe marked the origins of a uniquely murderous era. But the world it describes is not so different from our own and making sense of its ...

Out west, the Rocky Mountains play a major role in winter weather across North America. But do the Smokies do the same for ...

The events that led to the peopling of the Americas remain shrouded in uncertainty, but researchers say that a hunter-gatherer hotspot in central Alaska may provide some clarity. Known as the Holzman ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer questions about the Balcones Escarpment and the Balcones Fault ...

Scout's Rest Ranch on the edge of North Platte, Neb., was Cody's home for more than 30 years. After years of roaming America's vast Great Plains - as bullwhacker, gold miner, Army scout, buffalo ...

An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans from Friday, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing ...

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Winter wheat has been grown in South Dakota for nearly 150 years, but there is far more history to this crop. In South Dakota, wheat is the third most grown crop, with winter wheat ...

Bill Abbott is something of an expert on Christmas movies. Abbott founded and serves as CEO of Arlington-based Great American Media, a growing North Texas media company that makes family-friendly ...