Every year, countless people dream of trading their familiar surroundings for charming cobblestone streets, golden beaches, ...

Pierce County runs two 54-car ferries in summer and says system meets capacity demands. Population rose 64% since 2015; spike in housing permits and vacation rentals. Residents urge added runs, ...

Explore the breathtaking beauty of Porto Santo, a cherished part of Portugal's Madeira archipelago, with this stunning drone video! Get a bird's-eye view of the "Golden Island," famous for its ...

Cyprus attracts millions of visitors each year not just for its climate, beaches and history but also its feline inhabitants, who are becoming a problem. Visitors to Cyprus will encounter cats ...

Catalina Island has proposed a plan to have professional hunters eliminate its deer population. Last year, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the Catalina Island ...

SmartAsset ranked 50 states based on the one-year change in total population between 2023 and 2024 according to data from the 1-Year American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. Changes in ...

Kangaroo Island koalas have many more, and longer, stretches of identical DNA inherited from both parents. Scientists call these stretches runs of homozygosity, and they are a hallmark of inbreeding.

With Long Island‘s older population at an all-time high, a new report shows many face an uncertain financial future. The report released Tuesday by the Center for an Urban Future found that Long ...

Long Island had the largest growth in its senior population over the past decade, surpassing all other areas of the state, outside of New York City, and a rising percentage face poverty, according to ...

Parking lots, the woods, shopping malls – all places you wouldn’t think of as a doctor’s office. Northwell, however, thinks differently. The healthcare system is taking its care out of its hospitals ...

DANIEL ISLAND — When Beth Bush moved to the island in 2003, only about 2,000 people lived there. With its miles of trials, waterfront access and live oaks draped in Spanish moss that her two young ...

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