ATHENS, Ga. — A new species of ant found in the rainforest of Ecuador has some weirdly strong ties to Athens, Georgia. The new species of ant is notable for its smooth and shining cuticles and large ...

More than a decade later, R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe is setting the record straight about his purely platonic relationship with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. The pair had become close in the 90s which led ...

Leading artists and musicians, including REM singer Michael Stipe and the late Shane MacGowan, have donated artwork for an auction in aid of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza. Artwork for sale ranges in ...

REM played their first gig in an abandoned church and went on to attract a cult following. Andy Richardson recalls some personal memories of the rock band that recently announced their break-up. I HAD ...

On Tuesday, Michael Stipe, REM frontman and tumblr operator, posted a video condemning Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for supporting the state’s discriminatory “religious freedom” law. “Indiana and people of ...

Michael Stipe is proud that he has more albums by Henry Mancini than by any other single artist in his collection. And the singer for the pop band REM said he “hates when Mancini’s singer comes in.