I think it’s time to retire Maria as a name for any storm. The name has been wiped from the hurricane list in the Atlantic after Hurricane Maria completely upended life in the Caribbean. But it’s still on the rolls in the Pacific, where Typhoon Maria ...

China buys one-third of all U.S. soybeans, but has recently been buying more from Russia.

A storm is seen in Sarasota, Florida, June 24, 2018.

A grassroots movement getting few headlines could yet herald a new American age of change.

Affectionately dubbed ‘Old Sober’, the little-known New Orleans dish called yakamein is said to right even the worst symptoms of fun.

The FBI on Friday issued a formal warning that a sophisticated Russia-linked hacking campaign is compromising hundreds of thousands of home network devices worldwide and it is advising owners to reboot these devices in an attempt to disrupt the malic ...

From the largest bird to the fastest moving bird, here are six stars of the bird world.

Lava erupts from a fissure east of the Leilani Estates subdivision during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.

As they make their global journeys, migratory birds not only set birdwatchers’ binoculars agog, they also help the planet maintain its essential ecological balance.

The captivating scenes are caused by a bloom in bioluminescent algae.

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a building in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil May 1, 2018. A 22-story abandoned office building occupied by hundreds of squatters was engulfed in flames and collapses.

A rainforest design was projected on the facade of Buckingham Palace on Sunday as part of a global conservation initiative led by Queen Elizabeth II.

Sure, you've seen Saturn's rings -- but have you ever heard them?

A decade after a massive earthquake rocked China's southwestern province of Sichuan, killing almost 70,000 people, the scars have begun to heal.

If we keep burning fossil fuels indefinitely, global warming will eventually melt all the ice at the poles and on mountaintops, raising sea level by 216 feet. Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like.

Mature trees at Ziarat in Balochistan are often thousands of years old, but many end up as firewood.

The first big showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's immigration policies is set for Wednesday when the justices hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countri ...

A student attends a rally outside the White House as part of nationwide walkout of classes to mark the 19th anniversary since the Columbine High School mass shooting, at Lafayette Park in Washington.

A selection of pictures by members of the Association of Photographers, which celebrates it 50th anniversary in 2018.

She devoted much of her life to championing causes including illiteracy and cancer research.