Alaska. Alaska towers over all the other states with its staggering number of lakes—around 3.2 million in total. This includes 3,197 officially named lakes and millions of unnamed ones.

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, may be visible in as many as 15 northern states Wednesday night, June 25, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Most of ...

In 1787, the United States Constitution was drafted, eventually leading to the formation of the 50 states that comprise the United States today. Alaska and Hawaii were the most recent states to ...