Easter Island is famous for its giant monumental statues, called moai, built some 800 years ago and typically mounted on platforms called ahu. Scholars have puzzled over the moai on Easter Island for ...

We have drainage problems and a damp basement in our house. When we select a lot for our new house, what potential drainage issues should we look for? — Gary C. Dear Gary: Inadequate drainage can ...

Until now, we knew very little about the strategy the Polish skier used to ski down Everest without bottled oxygen. Here's his detailed account.

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor?

Welcome to Year 10 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every corner of our ...

Major schemes in Austria, China, and Germany are applying advanced underground construction techniques for hydropower projects ...

Your ears may still be humming, but the cheering has stopped and it’s back to the grind. “I remember that first day back to work after the All-Ireland thinking, ‘Oh my God, it’s all over, and I just ...

In anticipation of the storm, La Plata County in Southwestern Colorado is making free sand and sandbags available for residents in flood prone areas. That region could see rain totals from one to two ...

The "godfather of AI" says that as AI threatens to wipe out humanity, we need to build into it "maternal instincts" so "they really care about people." ...

In an enviable spot just across from the wide green expanse of McCarren Park, this Greenpoint condo at 607 Manhattan Avenue has an outdoor oasis of its own.

California has some of the most creative architecture on the planet, but not all homes want to stand out. Some prefer to vanish completely, blending into deserts, hillsides, and even boulders like ...