New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate ...

King Edward VII mounted on his favorite pony at Sandringham in 1909. The 20,000-acre estate was purchased in 1862 as a private country retreat for the oldest son of Queen Victoria: Albert, then Prince ...

Robert Duvall enjoyed a quiet life in the Virginia countryside before his death at age 95. Duvall lived on a 360-acre estate named Byrnley Farm in The Plains, Virginia. He purchased the property in ...

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released text for the farm bill and announced they will mark up the bill on Feb. 23 — with the framework drawing immediate criticism from the ...

As her organic children’s food company’s begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the actress-turned-entrepreneur remains hungry for even more success: “We are shaping the future of food.” The ...

FREMONT, N.C.—On a chilly afternoon in early January, Samantha Krop, the Neuse riverkeeper, and Taylor Register, a water quality specialist, trekked along a ditch near White Oaks Farm in Wayne County.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made significant modifications to USDA mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Following these changes, the ...

The Mummers got a chance to strut their stuff again in Philly. The string bands competed Saturday in the 2026 String Band Spectacular at Lincoln Financial Field. This, after windy weather postponed ...

Biological systems are notoriously tough to model, especially when it comes to figuring out the axons, neurons, blood vessels, and other structural components of gray matter, or the tissue that makes ...

CHICAGO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Across the U.S. farm belt, these have become depressing times. Farmers are facing another season of low prices, high costs and difficult decisions about how — or whether — ...

Neubert was previously staff on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (2023-2025) and on the Senate Committee on the Budget (2021-2023). Merrigan was USDA deputy secretary and ...

Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major problem in algebraic geometry. Other mathematicians had their doubts. Now he says ...