As we humans warm ourselves with space heaters, coats and gloves, western painted turtles are at the bottom of our region’s ice-covered ponds, streams and creeks. Sometimes they can be seen through ...

For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim to the bottom, and bury themselves in the mud for the winter. We now know ...

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On lush and mountainous Saba, the smallest single-country island in the Caribbean, Betsy Andrews trades her towel and sandals ...

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The Comet Classic Diner & Creamery in Birch Run, Michigan serves up nostalgia with a side of the most legendary shakes you’ll find anywhere in the Great Lakes State. You know that feeling when you’re ...

For the world’s smallest sea turtles, life in the ocean is getting pretty noisy. These relatively little turtles (on average ...

Adding this element to the lore enriched the stories of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by adding in more mystical elements.

To wit: As a girl, Edith Wharton adored oyster sauce, turtle, stewed celery, cooked tomatoes, and lima beans in cream. Mark ...

A new mother has opened up about her partner’s bafflement and frustration after their infant daughter refused to eat solids when he tried feeding her. While she laughs off his accusations that she is ...

For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim to the bottom, and bury themselves in the mud for the winter. We now know ...