More than 18,000 citizen-scientists in 96 countries submitted 4,591 observations of the darkness of their local night skies during the 10-day GLOBE at Night event last month. The GLOBE at Night Web ...

A 35-year-old Belmont woman has crossed the finish line in Sydney, Australia, to become the first American woman to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, according to race organizers.

Delphine Shannon points out one of her travel destinations on a map highlighted by her son Jim Shannon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Delphine Shannon, 93, of Altoona counts herself among the ...

Satellite image of the Earth with the Atlantic Ocean in the centre. From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball. About two thirds of the surface is covered with water, and the rest is covered ...

What they’re learned after traveling to more than 70 countries CEDAR RAPIDS — After crisscrossing the world through travel spanning the last few decades, two Cedar Rapids couples hit a milestone with ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics ...

And one of only five cities in the world. When it comes to major airports in the U.S., one city stands out from the rest. Chicago will soon be the only city in the U.S. to offer nonstop flights to six ...