The center of the state is in Leake County, about 9 miles west-northwest of Carthage, according to USGS. Carthage calls itself the Center of Mississippi. Looking for the center of the U.S.? The answer ...

Wikimedia Commons/Boston Public Library The Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, GA Most trees belong to someone, but not this ...

Here’s a sample from a new list of climate-resilient, underused landscape trees suitable for urban environments, coming soon from University of Minnesota horticulturalists.

All along scenic Highway 90 on the Mississippi Coast, from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi, motorists will spot a series of unusual ...