When the South Florida heat is relentless — and in Margate, it basically runs 10 to 12 months a year — your air conditioning ...

Parenting is often romanticized as a shared journey, yet it carries an invisible and profoundly impactful burden: the mental load. Recent research from the University of Bath reveals the reality of ...

ELEMENTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT MENTIONED IN THIS STORY. FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THE TREES AT THE HAMPTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE HAVE STOOD TALL. THEY WATCH SEASONS CHANGE AND VISITORS COME AND GO. BUT ...

A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina. AP Photo/James Pollard For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural ...

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from ...

A USA TODAY/Peacock survey reveals that women disproportionately carry the "mental load" of parenting. The survey found 43% of women report feeling burned out or emotionally exhausted from these ...

A grassroots movement is brewing at Belle Hall Plantation, as homeowners have banded together to address Mount Pleasant’s diminished canopy by recently planting 70-plus trees in the residential ...

Allostatic load refers to the cumulative effects of stress on the body over time. The concept comes from a scientific theory on how stress affects physical health. According to the theory, high or ...

Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It ...

Once the heart of a sprawling East Texas plantation run on enslaved labor, the Monte Verdi estate—complete with multiple historical markers—is now for sale for $1.59 million. Located on a hilltop in ...

Things have never been easy for Metallica’s 1996 album Load, a multiplatinum record nobody ever admits to liking, especially the band’s most avid fans. In early 1995, Metallica had a “good problem”: ...

Firefighters from Baton Rouge battle a blaze as flames burst from the roof of the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, La., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Years ago, I was having a long lunch with a group ...