It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than ...

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang onto power amid a shaky political ...

In the shadow of Mount St. Helens, nestled in the tiny town of Cook, Washington, sits a crimson-colored treasure trove that would make Indiana Jones hang up his hat and settle down.

Taxidermy specimens, medical implements from less enlightened eras, and strange Victorian memento mori remind us of humanity’s complicated relationship with mortality and the natural world. The ...

Rufous hummingbirds that have spent the winter in Mexico, for example, are now arriving in California, Oregon and Washington, with some sightings even reported as far north as Ala ...

Barriers are high to development of mines and processing plants for vital metals needed for U.S. competition with China.

Donald Trump's state-by-state approval ratings offer an early snapshot of how voters across the country are responding to his ...

"I’ve done a lot of work with the hurricane database over the years," said Ferragamo. "The one thing that always surprises me comes from New England." ...

They walked in as the Continental Army, and they walked out as the ‘Grand American Army.’ That’s something I think this ...

Scientists at UC Berkeley have developed a new platform called "Oz" that can simultaneously control up to 1,000 ...

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has not said if he'll seek a third term next year. The governor plans to make an announcement ...

The Washington State Patrol is collaborating with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to test a new technology aimed at ...