On the East Coast, especially in major cities, rats are seen as a nuisance. On the West Coast in Portland, they receive ...

Is rat sibling rivalry something that actually exists? Get the nitty gritty on how rats act as pets before taking the plunge.

A woman in Pennsylvania spotted a rarely seen animal, a wild ermine (also known as a stoat or short-tailed weasel) in a ...

English Cocker Spaniels aren’t brachycephalic, but American cocker spaniels often are – the two breeds diverged in the 20th ...

A common example of this are the brachycephalic dog breeds. Brachycephalic means “short-headed”, and this term is used to ...

The U.S. is home to 63 national parks, which are areas of land protected by the federal government. How many of these parks ...

Months after the collapse of the COP16 biodiversity conference, the world’s nations have salvaged a funding deal to protect ...

How did I end up in Norway for Christmas, snowshoe hiking at 2,600 feet, overlooking a frigid fjord sculpted by ancient glaciers? The path that led me and my family to that snowy hill is somewhat ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. NORWAY — Woodstock resident Elizabeth Hartford’s time is mostly focused on sharing food with the Oxford Hills community through her work at ...

Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a protein that transports cholesterol in the blood. High levels of Lp(a) in the blood can increase the likelihood of plaques or blood clots forming in the arteries. As ...

Doggy wellness? Not so far-fetched. Pet parents are saying heal in a brand new way thanks to new tech and wellness innovations that treat Fido more like a human. “I want my dog to not only live ...

Norway is at the forefront of this emerging field of research, called glacial archaeology. With about 4,500 artifacts discovered, the country claims more than half of the planet's glacial ...