Every state in the United States as an official (or sometimes several unofficial) nickname, but how many do you know? Here are some of the more obscure ones.

In this month’s “We the People,” we looked into why Idaho is called the Gem State. The origin of our state’s nickname dates back to the 19th century. “The Gem State gets its name from our mining ...

Our dependence on the environment is so ingrained in human culture that we acknowledge connections with nature in a diversity of ways. One way we relate to the natural world of plants, animals and ...

Rivalry week brings a slate of high-level football and storied history with nicknames that go deeper than the game itself.

Our dependence on the environment is so ingrained in human culture that we acknowledge connections with nature in a diversity of ways. One way we relate to the natural world of plants, animals and ...