The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the continents form. Listen to Story Continents formed through a combination of ...

In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

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By Jon Pareles Ever so self-effacingly, Garth Hudson breathed history into songs. At his magisterial Lowrey organ, he summoned Bach, hymns, the gospel church or a circus calliope. At the piano ...

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama, arrive before ...

Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump speaks during the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) ...

Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer in the Cascade Mountains that feeds rivers like the McKenzie and the Deschutes. But they never knew just how big it might be — until ...

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All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare of a brass band.

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored that a network of old, underground tunnels lies beneath Cusco, Peru, the capital of the ancient Incan empire. Now ...

How a town in Poland – once in Germany – is discovering its troubling past and the search for reconciliation between communities. Show more How a town in Poland – once in Germany - is ...

While, naturally, the U.S.-centered Billboard Hot 100 chart mostly contains songs recorded in English, occasionally an international hit will become an inescapable global sensation, dominating the ...