Science Jan 29 Rare fox trots into view after 100 years, thrills biologists It's one of only about 50 thought to exist in North America, making the Sierra Nevada red fox one of the rarest mammals on the continent. In December and early January, one (or possibly two) came trotting into view of…
Science Jan 12 Re-examined fossils reveal motorboat-sized marine reptile once swam in Scotland’s seas No, it's not the mythical Loch Ness monster, but 170 million years ago Dearcmhara shawcrossi prowled the warm coastal waters of Scotland in pursuit of fish and other reptiles. Scientists announced the discovery of the previously unknown prehistoric marine reptile in…
World Jan 09 Female feat: Nepalese climbers celebrate peak performance A team of women in Nepal has achieved a mountaineering first, scaling seven of the world's highest peaks on seven continents.
Science Dec 31 Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one? Why are so many snowy owls popping up thousands of miles from their Arctic stomping grounds? Bird experts say the most likely reason is an abundance of rodents (lemmings are their prey of choice) in northern Quebec last year, and…
Arts Dec 16 Creator of ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ dies at 86 Norman Bridwell, who brought Clifford the Big Red Dog to life in a series of books and later an animated show on PBS, died in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on Friday. He was 86 years old.
Nation Dec 11 Sea of clouds cover the Grand Canyon in rare weather event Imagine showing up for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view the Grand Canyon in Arizona only to find the deep ravine completely covered by clouds. If you went today, that’s what you saw — a rare total cloud inversion just below…
Arts Dec 03 From sheep to shop: Scotland’s tweed reinvents itself Tweed, once a staple of the British landed gentry, is taking off on the path of rebirth and reinvention. It graces runways in Paris and New York. It adorns Hollywood A-listers from Benedict Cumberbatch to Miss Piggy. It’s the reason…
Science Dec 02 DNA all but confirms 500-year-old bones are King Richard III’s A 500-year-old cold case is nearing its conclusion. British scientists have determined with "99.999 percent" accuracy that the remains of King Richard III of England really were lying under a municipal parking lot in the central English city of Leicester.
Arts Nov 21 Auction brings record for O’Keeffe and women artists Georgia O'Keefe's 1932 "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1" made history at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Thursday, selling for $44.4 million.
Nation Oct 29 Lost and found? Fragment of Earhart’s missing plane identified After 77 years of searching, researchers announced they are one big step closer to knowing where aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her plane ended up. An aluminum fragment found in 1991 on a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific…