Last autumn, I was canoeing in a quiet saltwater cove on the Maine coast when I realized I had a tiny stowaway onboard.

Names we assign to wildlife possess two equal but opposite powers. They can expedite or even enrich communication, or they ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

They found that the shrews’ brain cells lose water but crucially do not die, meaning that the animals retain their brain ...

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate change through microbes in their bark. The tree bark microbes feast on hydrogen, ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The city of Myrtle Beach plans to begin the third and final stage of its tree replacement project in The Market Common area in January. The project addresses safety hazards ...

The holiday season is here, which means Christmas tree time for many U.S. families. The Christmas tree tradition is quite ancient, actually outdating Christianity and the yearly holiday itself.

Which animal makes a better parent, a bird that never feeds her young or a turtle that lays her eggs and never looks back? How about a mammalian mother who only visits her nursing babies every few ...

Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, Christmas is in full swing, and if you still put up a real Christmas tree, it's time to start thinking about where to get one. For folks who want to go to a ...

Boston's most well-known Christmas event, the Boston Common tree lighting, will take place on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mayor Michelle Wu will help light the 45-foot Canadian tree near the ...

If you've procrastinated — or waited — until after Thanksgiving to put up your Christmas tree, time is ticking if you want to actually put up a tree and enjoy it before Christmas. But if you aren't ...

The week after Thanksgiving is when most people set up their Christmas tree, according to a recent Good Housekeeping study. But if you haven't put up the tree yet because you're not sure what kind to ...