One of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill ...

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Dave the Hero readies his sword as a dragon approaches in a 2021 production of Dragons and Mythical Beasts. The fantasy show, which brings fairytale creatures to life, will be playing Feb. 18 at the ...

Once upon a time, a king’s beautiful wife was on her deathbed, and had her husband promise not to remarry unless he found someone just as pretty as her, and with such golden hair as she had. No one in ...

Scientists found an “eyeless” cave creature with a “large hump” in an underground river of China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Liu, Mao, Sudasinghe, Chen, Yang and ...