As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.

In The Gilded Age, Mrs. Caroline Astor, the wealthy American socialite, is played by the Emmy-winning actress Donna Murphy.

At the heart of this collaboration is the St. Regis Family Traditions program, which honors the spirited legacy of the Astor family and serves as the foundation for this new chapter.

Q: I want to reconstruct a phylogenetic tree without alignments. A: I recommend WASTER, which can accurately infer family-level species tree with short reads with even 1.5X coverage. This tool can ...

Dollar Tree is ending its short-lived and ill-fated Family Dollar experiment, offloading the discount brand for $1 billion – just a fraction of its purchase price from a decade ago.

The New Jersey home where Brooke Astor resided during her tumultuous first marriage has listed for $2.95M By Mary K. Jacob Published March 13, 2025, 5:06 p.m. ET ...

If tree pollen isn’t bad enough, toward the end of spring, along comes pollen from our grasses. Bermuda grass and Bahia grass are the top of the do-not-plant-if-you’re-sensitive list.

Fun video showcasing the opulent mansions owned by Astor family members over the centuries. The Astor family built and acquired properties like architectural trophies, each more extravagant than ...

Island biogeography of the megadiverse plant family Asteraceae. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51556-7 ...

John Nelson is the retired curator of the Herbarium at the University of South Carolina. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, call 803-777 ...

Yes, this is a native sunflower. You could call it a “composite.” All the “composites,” or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, ...