Here's how to make your own barometer - a family-friendly experiment to learn about how air pressure changes change the ...

In Part 2 we examine how mercury contaminates environments and the real-world efforts to clean it up. Learn how scientists ...

The Colombian conservation group Omacha Foundation has been capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins for years.

In May 1855, the Smithsonian bought a “Standard Barometer” from John Frederick Newman for $129.42 (or, £20 plus packing). This is that instrument. Marked “I. Newman, 122 Regent Street, London,” it was ...

It’s almost impossible to get lost because of Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, or whatever other app you use for directions.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

MINNEAPOLIS — DeWanna Bonner knows the postseason more intimately than anyone in the WNBA. Over scores of playoff games spanning a decade and a half, Bonner has logged some 2,850 postseason minutes, ...

The WNBA Playoffs represent the highest stage for basketball excellence, where skill, preparation, and resilience converge under intense pressure. After suffering a challenging Game 1 loss to the ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces will make WNBA history this weekend as the first teams to play in a best-of-seven format in the Finals. The teams will meet in a highly anticipated ...

MINNEAPOLIS — With less than two minutes left Sunday in the Minnesota Lynx’s Game 1 semifinal win over the Phoenix Mercury, Courtney Williams dished the ball to Maria Kliundikova, who quickly made a ...

Williams can be Minnesota’s barometer, but she also has a strong gauge for what’s required for the team to be successful. At halftime Sunday, after the Lynx defense was gouged for 20 minutes, Reeve ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: When I was applying for jobs after college, I said I was open to positions all over the United States. I ended up getting an amazing offer, and I moved away from home and my family. I ...