The wide brown trunk of an ash tree in front of my house makes a good backdrop for assessing the density of falling ...

My grandfather on my mother’s side was a lifelong farmer, and thus my mother spent her formative years as a farmer’s daughter. I, on the other hand, grew up a suburban kid whose closest ties to “the ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an ...

On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an industrious squirrel – perhaps a family, given the ...

In a yearlong independent study, Dylan Berr ’26 is investigating how birds navigate and occupy campus spaces—insights that can help the College strengthen its bird-friendly practices. Throughout the ...

It is finally official. Winter is here. New snow is expected. The days are growing longer again. Ironically temperatures are mild, there are no blizzards waiting to pounce. It is just winter. Many of ...

Winter in Maine may be long, dark and cold, but it is also one of the most rewarding seasons for birdwatching. Across the state, from coastal towns like Portland and Boothbay to interior communities ...

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Q. I heard a bird hit our picture window, which is a rare occurrence, since our feeders are close to the house. Looking out, I saw a grayish bird about blue jay size — it had a black stripe through ...

ORLANDO — The Red Sox’ wide search for major offensive upgrades at the Winter Meetings has sent them to the trade market, where they have explored possible deals for at least four different All-Stars, ...

A man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA Red Line train on Thanksgiving Thursday. Police said at 11:40 a.m., a 48-year-old man was on the Chicago Transit Authority train along the Dan Ryan Expressway at ...