As someone who has spent years of her life learning to crochet everything from blankets to socks, here are my reasons why ...

Arizona became a state 132 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, historians work to thread the lives, stories and ethos of ...

The cruelty of maternity care has been exposed. Though the history is just as bloody and oppressive, it’s also full of women ...

Gordon Wood’s argument for the “radicalism” of the Revolution reveals something profound — and hopeful — about America.

For centuries, the Kraken has lived in the space between myth and fear. A massive sea monster, said to rise from the deepest ...

Filo del Sol may hold a huge copper-gold-silver prize, but high-altitude mining, toxic waste risks and clean-energy demand ...

From ancient graves to stories of survival on the frontier, signs of human flesh-eating turn stomachs, even as they raise ...

Rubbing your hands against a stainless steel surface under running water helps remove strong odors such as those from garlic, ...

Superstitious beliefs may seem irrational, but they can nevertheless catch on in a society. Using an evolutionary approach to studying the emergence of coordinated behaviors, biologists showed how a ...

When sports fans wear their lucky shirts on game day, they know it is irrational to think clothing can influence a team’s performance. But they do it anyway. Researchers finds that even when people ...

What to expect when traveling in Arizona on the July Fourth weekend, including traffic, news and weather updates.

The proximity of the Superstition Mountains to metro Phoenix is one of the key reasons unsuspecting hikers run into trouble there. The Arizona Republic reports that authorities in Pinal and Maricopa ...