Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

The Sea-to-Sky Highway isn’t just a drive—it’s an adventure packed with stunning landscapes, fascinating history, and ...

Okanagan, a region in Canada's British Columbia province, offers great wine, under-the-radar ski hills, and incredible fondue ...

These worldwide destinations burst with stunning pink and white sakura each spring, offering breathtaking cherry blossom ...

Colorado released 15 wolves from British Columbia, and five more wolves they had held captive since summer, in Eagle and Pitkin counties.

“It’s amazing to do the math and try to remember what was happening in the world back in 1825, when those snowflakes were ...

In the Canadian province of British Columbia, winter is meant to be embraced not merely endured. That’s why the only ones ...

A Ski Lover's Dream Whistler, nestled in the stunning mountains of British Columbia, is a paradise for winter sports enthusiasts. This destination is famed for its massive ski area, Whistler Blackcomb ...

A British town with incredible mountain views has been described as having a 'fairytale setting'. Ulverston in Cumbria is hiding just a few miles south of the Lake District. The little known town ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth.

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate, and ammonia. Together, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A bright fireball streaked across the sky above mountains, glaciers and spruce forest near the town of Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada ... have seeded Earth’s initially ...