The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, ...

The next chapter in the Astor family history features his son William Backhouse Astor who earned the nickname 'the landlord of New York' because he further built on his father's empire.

Astor Place. The Waldorf-Astoria. Even if you're not a New Yorker, you've heard of these iconic places. You also probably know they're named for one very powerful family: the Astors. To this day ...

The researchers found that an unexpectedly high number of evolutionary events -- known as 'speciation' where a new species of plants evolves from a common ancestor -- occurred in the aster family ...

The Astor family were once the wealthiest family in the US - and even today the name still dominates New York City, from Astor Place in Greenwich Village to Astoria in Queens. The dynasty began ...