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Fifty years after her death, innovative Italian educator Maria Montessori still gets high marks
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Thanks to new technology, backyard stargazers have traveled light-years of late to join professionals in mapping the heavens
A summer festival showcases the wit and artistry of the musical-theater master, drawing "nuts" from all over
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Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
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For a few fleeting moments in 1956, Elvis Presley was still an unaffected kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, and the road to stardom seemed paved in possibility
While William Clark is best known for the expedition he made with Meriwether Lewis, his later life was as historic and more consequential
A biographer and his subject, William Clark, meet in St. Louis
Members of the Doolittle Raiders celebrate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. answer to pearl harbor
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For nearly 40 years, G.I. Joe has been on America's front lines in toy boxes from coast to coast
Assaulted by myriad threats to their survival, palm species around the world face the likelihood of extinction
Gentle giants? New research suggests that male sperm whales may butt heads over females
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On land and in the water, World War II's amphibian workhorse showed the skeptics a thing or two now it shows tourists the sights
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The allure of Morocco, with its unpredictable mix of exuberance and artistry, has seduced adventurous travelers for decades
Pageantry, passion and intrigue are all on display in the no-holds-barred, bareback horse race run twice each summer in the medieval city of Siena
A dedicated nun spares not the rod (nor reel) in helping youngsters straighten up and fly right
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In Barcelona, a yearlong celebration spotlights architecture's playful genius the audacious and eccentric Antoni Gaudí
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A new play and photo exhibition call attention to Ida B. Wells and her brave fight to end lynching in America
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