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And the West is History

100 years ago: “Politically the Democrats predominate in La Plata County by 500-600 votes. It is quite evident then that Republican candidates to be elected must secure a few hundred Dem...

Lava meets the sea in fiery show in Hawaii

Thousands watch pops, sizzles, explosions

An African safari from the eyes of a guide

Tourists learn alongside locals training in Kenya

Volunteers sought as race to develop a Zika vaccine heats up

WASHINGTON – Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just such a study – this winter, when mo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Matt Schaffer, 50, a prominent and wealthy rancher, was kicked in the face and head by a vicious horse. His left eye was literally kicked out, and pieces of the bone of h...

Wandering moose inspires 400-mile trail from New York to Canada

Advocates liken it to pilgrimage route in Spain

How two of the world’s top athletes battled burnout

© 2016, The Washington Post. Anthony Ervin and Jax Mariash Koudele are both high-performance athletes. At age 35, Ervin is the oldest male swimmer on the U.S. team at t...

The West Is History

100 years ago: “Bill Shaffer brought word down from Oro Fino yesterday that mountain rats had carried off half a case of eggs from a neighboring prospector and had taken them over a rock...

The West is History

100 years ago: “An astounding find from the Aztec ruins is a pencil – a real pencil, very much like those used today. It is bound with wood and string, and when one wets the end of the p...

Catalog of DNA variations helps find roots of disease

NEW YORK – A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads. The database, with genetic codes fro...

Niagara Falls is the latest natural wonder to add zip line

Niagara Falls is the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-pumping plunge toward churning mist at speeds topping 4...

In the Animas Valley, old-growth’s last stand?

Small patch may be last untouched forest