On March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the way we communicate when the first discernible human voice traveled over wire from one person to another.

On Feb. 27, 1996, Pokémon Red and Green first hit Japanese shelves. The role-playing titles were the original entries in a series that would grow to become what is now considered the top-grossing ...

The federal regulatory agency tasked with keeping America’s nuclear power plants safe and running smoothly is set to make huge cuts to the amount of time its staffers spend on safety and emergency ...

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Graham Bell’s nine-word call marks the starting point of a telecommunications industry that today connects billions of people worldwide.

A crew member of the Coast Guard cutter Munro observes an oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean in January. (U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard set a new record for the largest drug seizure made ...

Plans to demolish the Lloyd Center and redevelop the property moved forward this week after the Portland Design Commission ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

A restored 1897 silent film by Georges Méliès may be the earliest movie to feature a mechanical "robot" character on screen.

Taking out Mencho was a win for the Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, helping to mollify the U.S. President, Donald Trump, who had threatened to launch military strikes against cartel targets ...

Fishermen off Massachusetts die after ‘tragic capsizing’ of Yankee Rose: ‘Another tragedy for Massachusetts’ fishing industry’ ...

President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will become the next Secretary of Homeland ...