A POPULAR gourmet burger chain is set to close 12 of its locations as part of a deal with one of its rivals. Gourmet Burger ...

Another, even rarer view is to see our planet from the surface of another world—something, in fact, that first occurred only in 2004, when NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars snapped an image of Earth in that ...

Earth Day is getting a sequel—and it comes with an unusually engaging logo. Founded by environmentalist Bill McKibben and Earth Day founder Denis Hayes, Sun Day is a global day of action that will be ...

Space. It's really, really big. How big is it? Well, according to astronomers, the observable universe is around 92 billion light-years in diameter, but that's all we can see (hence the word ...

The Orlando Sentinel spoke with Henry Greenstein of the Lawrence Journal-World to gain a deeper understanding of the Jayhawks ...

The problem with an emissions reduction target is that its mere existence implies it is achievable and that if we do achieve ...

Earth moves 2 million miles closer to the sun from summer to winter, yet temperatures drop 40+ degrees. The answer lies in Earth's tilt.

The third week of September is National Houseplant Week, a nod to the fact that we’re turning our attention to indoor plants. It’s a great time to explore a practice called kokedama and have a little ...

Ask anyone what image comes to mind when they picture California, and it won’t be long before they mention the beach. Wide, sandy shores with crashing waves that slide up and down the coastline. Kids ...

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Thursday’s football game at Palm Springs High School was supposed to be an offensive shootout. Instead, the Indians’ defense showed up and made a statement to the rest of the teams in the Coachella ...

Because of its size, the drugmaker has an outsize effect on the country. Now, as it sheds jobs, forecasts for Denmark’s growth are falling, too. By Eshe Nelson The success of Novo Nordisk, the ...