Throughout the country, suburban areas such as Greenbelt, Maryland, and Arlington, Virginia, have wetlands, lakes and streams that were created or reshaped by large brown, flat-tailed, orange-toothed ...

With Saint Patrick’s Day approaching (March 17), people will be slurping minty green shakes, setting out pot-of-gold decorations and adorning themselves in every shade of lime, jade and Kelly green.

Mathias Willemijns grew a pumpkin of proportions not seen until this year. The Belgian man set a world record last week with a super squash that weighed 2,624.6 pounds. Willemijns claimed the record ...

The conservators at the Smithsonian American Art Museum are called “art doctors.” They use some of the same equipment as physicians, often wear white lab coats and care for the injured. However, ...

As we get ready for Sunday’s National Basketball Association All-Star Game, featuring such superstars as LeBron James and Stephen Curry, it’s hard to believe that the league had no black players ...

Some people feed pigeons bread crumbs or keep them as pets in rooftop coops. Others see the animals as pests, carriers of disease or simply “rats with wings.” But whatever you think about these birds, ...

In 2016, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton got more votes for president than her opponent, Republican Donald Trump. In 2000, Democrat Al Gore got more votes than his Republican rival, George W.

Of all the interesting insects on our planet — and we have about 1.7 million known species to choose from — the bombardier beetle may be the most interesting. It deters would-be attackers, such as ...

If you haven’t said it yourself, then you’ve probably heard someone else say it: “That’s retarded.” A lot of kids think this description — calling someone “retarded” or “a retard” — is okay, ...

Want to add a splash of green inside your home? Give a jelly jar a makeover by transforming it into an open terrarium for small succulent plants. Although a jar of strawberry preserves is used here, ...

In early 1944, with World War II raging, the Polish II Corps was preparing to board ships in Egypt and head for Italy to continue the fight. But as often happens in the chaos of war, there was a ...

Scientist Simon Ripperger spends his days strapping tiny computers to the furry backs of vampire bats in Panama. These tracking sensors document social interactions in a process called biologging. “We ...