We stood at the edge of a dusty corral baked by the equatorial sun and ringed by chest-high posts as thick as telephone poles ...

Thomas Goldstein was a superstar in the legal world. He was also a secret high-stakes gambler, whose wild 10-year run may now ...

Home to Eastern New Mexico University, Portales offers small-town living with a college town vibe. The median home price of around $140,000 makes this an affordable option for retirees living on ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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Although many people who live in rural areas and small towns leave for big cities, a man in western Iowa bucked the trend, returning home -- house and all -- to take over his family's farm.

Well, Mississippi is about to prove you gloriously wrong with the Natchez Trace Parkway – 444 miles of “pinch-me-I-must-be-dreaming” scenery that winds its way from Natchez to Nashville, with some of ...

A small herd of six American buffalo — the largest land mammals in the country — returned to 38 acres of prairie restored in ...

It has become a tradition to publish this story at Christmas each year.

Some Kenyans have protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as ...

Learn how history, culture, and conservation made the plains bison a natural choice as Wyoming’s enduring state animal.

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