A moderate and common infestation of 200 rats in one barn would mean that the rodents would consume about 2.5 tons of feed ...

The pursuit of a gold medal that has eluded the U.S. men's hockey team since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 appears to be on ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

When I first saw a note from President Donald Trump to the Prime Minister of Norway popping up on social media, I thought it was fake. I wish it was.

The Times has verified videos of security forces’ opening fire on protesters in at least 19 cities and in at least six ...

Writing in the latest issue of Radio Times magazine, TV presenter Ben Fogle says he changed his life by limiting social media and embracing nature.

The Oscars will be handed out March 15th. Meanwhile, there are these ...

The popular picture of World War II usually centers around beaches, battles, and bombs. Normandy. Pearl Harbor. The ...

Spectacular scenery and ancient cultures abound on this small-ship cruise through the British Isles.

Researchers have shown for the first time in an experiment that non-human animals can also exchange different kind of favors. Humans commonly trade different commodities, which is considered a core ...

BOISE, Idaho — Several lawmakers and community members gathered in the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on Thursday afternoon to get the cheese on outsmarting their unwanted whisker-twitching tenants, who ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...