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Three new state symbols are proposed this year – reptile, amphibian and dog – which would bring Maine's total to 34.

This is the kind of stuff we need to focus on ahead of the Super Bowl. Quirky and totally random geographic notes: in this century every time the super bowl has been played in between the 2 teams – w/ ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

The great Indian bustard is critically endangered, but the Indian government has found a clever way of breeding the species in captivity.

With a feather-curling 59 votes, the Kirtland’s warbler ran away with top honors. Its popularity was apparent from the very ...

Will it be Beyoncé or Taylor Swift? Kendrick Lamar or Billie Eilish? Sabrina Carpenter or Chappell Roan? We break down the ...

As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.

Listen, I always knew animals were way smarter than we all thought, but what put me over the edge was the day my best friend ...

A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, ...

After nursing an owl back to health, a retired military engineer didn't expect to see him again—then he checked his cameras.

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone ...