In 1796, President George Washington astonished the world by peacefully yielding power to his freely elected successor. In his farewell address, Washington warned against “the alternate domination of ...

Reducing an ancient mountain system to a metric definition threatened to destroy a vital ecological system (Front page, “SC pauses judgment on Aravalli, moots new panel”, December 30). Mining ...

Here at Popular Mechanics, one of the core elements of our job is testing the gear, tools, and equipment that you may spend your own hard earned money on. This is one of the most fun aspects of what ...

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William Power is deputy editor of the Journal Reports department, and writes a column about the markets in the Investing Monthly section. He is a former Heard on the Street and Wall Street reporter ...

To the editor: Another wind event, another round of downed power lines and fallen trees — and once again, Californians are left holding their breath, waiting to see what burns next (“Powerful winds ...

A mob of protesters set the offices of Bangladeshi newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star on fire after Sharif Osman Hadi, Bangladesh’s youth leader, was killed after being shot in the head on ...

Although the reduction of complex aspects of mussel adhesion to a simple molecule like dopamine seems astonishing, it shouldn't be. The astringency of red wine, the treatment of animal skins with ...

There is nothing like a milestone to inspire a bit of introspection. As luck would have it, every year I have a pair of them that land hand in hand. My birthday and the last day of the year are one ...

Jennifer Lopez shared insight into how her and ex Marc Anthony's 17-year-old twins Max and Emme feel about her career amid her 'Up All Night' Las Vegas Residency in an exclusive E! News interview.