We see beautiful descriptions of places everywhere: in magazines, books, and social media posts. But could you recognize a ...

Eric Weiner likes to think of himself as a â philosophical traveler.â The former correspondent for NPR has made a second career out of studying the intersection of places and ideas, with books such as ...

Consider this: During the last two decades of the 20th century, Texas reported 64 cases of dengue fever. By contrast, the three Mexican states bordering Texas reported 62,514 cases during the same ...

In an ambitious attempt to determine the genesis of genius and the conception of creativity, former NPR correspondent Weiner (The Geography of Bliss) travels to history’s great hot spots of innovation ...

Geography is a subject well-represented in crosswords. The worldwide diversity of geographical place names gives puzzle writers a huge and handy set of entries to choose from. Just in the category of ...

BRO readers should check out The Localist Manifesto: Why Place Matters: Geography, Identity, and Civic Life in Modern America. It’s about creating a sense of place in our cities and it’s very much a ...

Aditya Badlani, a fifth-grader at Brook Forest Elementary School in Oak Brook who took third place at the Illinois State Geographic Bee at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, has been studying maps ...

Eight Dorseyville Middle School students will be testing their knowledge of geography, history or science in national and international competitions after winning awards at the International Academic ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Nikhil Krishnan, a Rockwood South Middle School student, won first place in the state geography bee. Rockwood South Middle School ...

Eric Weiner likes to think of himself as a "philosophical traveler." The former correspondent for NPR has made a second career out of studying the intersection of places and ideas, with books such as ...