preservation
Dead bodies keep mummifying in this mountain town — and scientists are baffled
It's a scenario straight out of a zombie apocalypse movie.
John McEnroe on the NYC icon that went from tennis to rock 'n' roll
Since opening 100 years ago, Forest Hills Stadium has played host to both racket royalty and music greats.
Here's how Venus Williams plans to save Nina Simone’s home
In collaboration with the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the tennis star is raising money to renovate the property.
One of Brooklyn's oldest homes, asking $4M, faces murky future
Long known as Brooklyn's best-preserved Dutch Colonial property, this homestead asks $4 million -- but it's fallen into disrepair and plans for it are unclear.
Search for missing British journalist, Brazilian expert 'heading toward the end': lawyer
Brazil police have arrested the main suspect's brother.
Brazilian search teams find backpack, laptop belonging to missing British journalist and Brazilian expert: police
Brazil search teams looking for a British journalist and a local expert confirmed no bodies were found, despite conflicting reports.
'Human' remains found in Amazon where British journalist, Brazilian expert vanished
Experts will analyze the "organic material" found in a river Friday, in what may be the biggest break yet for the five-day investigation.
Search for missing British journalist, Brazilian expert intensifies as world leaders, celebs call for action
Traces of blood were found on a local fisherman's boat as police now examine if the blood is linked to the two missing men.
British writer and Brazil official missing in Amazon days after being threatened
British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs official are still missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon.
Hell-no Soho: Board overwhelmingly votes down key de Blasio rezoning plan
The local community board overwhelmingly voted down Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial SoHo development plan in a blow to Hizzoner's last major land use project before he leaves office in...
Amazon's 'Guardian of the Forest' shot dead by illegal loggers
A Brazilian indigenous “Guardian of the Forest” -- who worked to protect the Amazon rainforest from illegal loggers -- was shot dead by a group of the invaders, leaders of...
Germany cuts $39M in funds to Brazil for Amazon preservation over deforestation
SAO PAULO - Germany decided to suspend $39 million in funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian media outlets...
Historic New Jersey oak tree dead at 600
A beloved New Jersey tree dating back to the area’s first English settlement has come crashing down. The Salem Oak stood proudly for nearly 600 years before it collapsed Thursday...
Arizona's famed 'The Wave' might open to the masses
Internet influencers and the selfie-obsessed are known for their disregard of nature -- by trampling over rare blooms, ruining Burning Man with Instagram culture and even dying for the perfect...
Historic preservationists will sue city if BQE projects sticks to plan
A group of historical-preservation organizations has vowed to sue the city if it doesn’t change course on plans to reroute Brooklyn-Queens Expressway traffic to a temporary highway over the Brooklyn...
The South's ghost towns are dying a watery death
MAYESVILLE, SC — Edward “Cannon” Taylor and Richard Sanford sit in their small motorboat as it gently rocks from side to side, looking at the island ahead, reflecting on one...
Trump slashes protections for national monuments created by Obama, Clinton
President Trump on Monday dramatically scaled back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, cutting Bears Ears to 220,000 acres from 1.5 million and slicing the 2-million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante in half. “Public...
Your chocolate addiction is destroying the planet
Your Hershey’s habit is ruining the world. A new study by Lehigh University found a link between cocoa production and higher deforestation rates in the developing nations that grow the...
Vote 'yes' on ballot proposals 2 and 3
The other two ballot questions this year are easy calls: Proposals 2 and 3 offer fine changes to the state Constitution. On each, a yes is a no-brainer. Proposal 2...
A house Elvis loved may get demolished unless someone acts fast
It's now or never. At least for an 81-year-old house in Nashville that Elvis Presley frequented. The three-bedroom stone structure, owned by talent agent and manager Colonel Tom Parker for four decades,...