Comedian Stephen Colbert says that just because his name won't appear on Saturday's ballot in South Carolina's Republican primary doesn't mean he couldn't become president, or even pope, someday.
After completing their journey west in 1806, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis prepared to head home. There was just one problem: They were short a canoe. So they stole one from the Native Americans who had kept them alive all winter.
After an intense assisted hatch at the Oregon Zoo’s California condor breeding facility Tuesday, zoo animal-care staff are waiting and hoping their eighth chick of the season survives.
Whether role playing as gold prospector Henry Klippel, one of the first white men to see Crater Lake in 1853, or building a historically accurate replica of a Northern Paiute dwelling, the activities in Anna Meunier's fourth-grade class are akin to...
Looks like we've got ourselves a convoy. For Beaver football fans driving to Boise, Idaho, for this Saturday's game, get ready for a solid 9 hours of driving.
By David Stauth Oregon State UniversityA new study has found that a mixing of two different types of magma is the key to the historic eruptions of Mount Hood, Oregon’s tallest mountain, and that eruptions often happen in a relatively short time –...
Springfield High School's Bicycle Club is ready for a summer field trip: 3,253 miles on bikes as they wheel their way in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark.
From the keyboard of Tom Adams...good afternoon everyone. I think we've made a brief reference to this on our website already, but today (June 2) we get the chance to talk to the Springfield High School Bicycle Club and history teacher, James...
From a press release
The Springfield High School Bicycle Club is busy preparing for a long distance bike ride this summer.
Four students led by history teacher James March (pictured above in a photo from the group's online journal) will experience...
The Pacific smelt, a small silvery fish that was a staple of Northwest American Indian tribes when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived, is getting federal protection because it's been declining toward extinction due to global warming and other factors.