In 1990, the closure of the Virginia State Penitentiary ended nearly 200 years of holding state inmates in downtown Richmond.

On a recent walk around Lake Junaluska, I spotted a cluster of Johnny-jump-ups flourishing in the decaying heartwood of a ...

The novel approach is targeting billions of dollars for research and could reshape higher education for years to come.

We all dream of saving project cars from barns and fields. Now's your chance to give seven Corvettes a new lease on life.

Published at last in 1977 and reissued in 2011 with an introduction by the British nature writer Robert Macfarlane, “The ...

In a huge blow to hikers, access to the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park has been closed, after the discovery of serious damage to an old bridge.

Strider tantalized and showed rust, allowing two earned runs while striking out five in a 3-1 defeat to the Blue Jays.

gitoxide is an implementation of git written in Rust for developing future-proof applications which strive for correctness and performance while providing a pleasant and unsurprising developer ...

There are thousands of species of fungus in the city, with names like American dyeball, dingy twiglet and devil’s dipstick.

Proposed cuts for prescribed burning could rekindle a debate over fire’s historical role in managing some forests.

When seawater penetrates concrete in road tunnels, a biofilm is formed that breaks down the concrete. This can lead to high ...

Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get — and the more of a difference you’ll make.