Novella Carpenter grabs a cup of coffee, heads out to her backyard, where a Discount Market stands just beyond a chain-link fence, and watches four chickens scratch at the ground, chase bugs and lie in the sun.

The most thorough study to date of raptor talons reveals their feet to be extraordinarily specialized hunting tools, perfectly suited to their gruesomely amazing killing strategies.

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Sometimes being an effective and appreciative pet "parent" involves some detective work. Our furry family members are constant companions who give so much and ask for so little. But being a responsible cat owner sometimes means having to play some

The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting. The trick for all observers is to head outside in the wee hours of the morning between 1A.M. & dawn

If you're wanting to take a trip these 10 odd museums are worth checking out. They include Winchester Mystery House, Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, The Mütter Museum, Marikina City Shoe Museum, Leeds Castle Dog Collar Museum and five more. Enjoy

Literature, as with all forms of creative expression, is a highly subjective art. This list intends to blend highly recognized and celebrated works with those that may have gone overlooked by those outside the literary community...

We recently received a report of a 65-year-old hoarder in Maine, who--despite having been convicted of cruelty to animals in 2005 and barred from owning any animals for the rest of her life--was apparently once again stockpiling a menagerie of animals

"Milking the Rhino" tells a nuanced tale of human-wildlife coexistence in post-colonial Africa. The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia's Himba--two of Earth's oldest cattle cultures--are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging from a century of "white man

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