As someone who rather enjoys eating, I don’t think I’ve ever ordered food and fallen asleep before I got it. Maybe after the fact, but definitely not before. I don’t think I’ve even slept through ...

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HAWAII– Kilauea erupted once again on Friday, marking the 35th eruption for the Hawaii volcano and the highest lava fountain recorded since the eruptive episodes began on Dec. 23, 2024. Lava from this ...

Ballet North Texas is premiering choreographer Carrie Ruth Trumbo's new dance work based on the classic Washington Irving short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Washington Irving’s classic 1820 ...

After years of planning, the mountaineer Jim Morrison successfully descended the narrow Hornbein Couloir—notching an achievement that has captivated skiers and alpinists for decades. Everest's North ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash that later blanketed villages.

When I located Carl Cocchiarella on a hillside at 10,500 feet, after hiking for hours toward a blue dot on my phone, he was eating lunch in the shade of a large spruce, blended with the terrain like ...