Just quietly, I also offer dead sailors drinks and occasionally good books over the side when I am at sea. It is a cross between a sailor’s superstition and a common courtesy to the watery dead who ...

Looking for some bucket-list travel ideas? You can't go wrong with these natural wonders—though you might not believe your eyes, even when you're right there.

Before she will sit down with the man who wants to mine her hapū’s backyard, Mere Kepa insists he meet her ancestors. “I ...

New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

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Bird flu has affected more than 2.2 million birds in Pennsylvania this year. The state is funding efforts to protect flocks ...

Kannapolis resident Amanda Raymond has always had a passion for books. Reading has allowed her to explore new lands and go on ...

A number of counties are using opioid settlement money for child welfare purposes, but spending by Cameron County was ...

It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

Secretary of State’s Office is looking to reform the penalty system for late campaign finance reports, as many fines are lofty but most are waived or reduced. While ...

Q: The amount of effort that goes into a Christmas Bird Count varies quite a bit across years and count circles. How do you deal with this issue when you calculate abundance trends? How do you know ...