Awards for the best tasting tap and bottled waters in the world were announced on Saturday night at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting event.

Every winter, snowy owls touch down at Boston’s Logan Airport, drawn to the flat, open landscape that feels a lot like their far-off Arctic home. It’s beautiful, but it’s also risky for both the birds and for the planes. That’s where Norman Smith comes in. For decades, Smith has worked on the airfield, safely trapping and relocating snowy owls that settle near the runways. His Snowy Owl Project  has rescued hundreds, gathering valuable data along the way by banding the birds

Filmmaker John Kelly's protagonist Ray dreams of everything he'll be able to do once he retires.

The growing desire that many have to find a new place to live isn’t just about escaping — it’s about arriving.

When a homeowner pitches in to rob his own apartment, the real dramedy begins in this quirky new short from Ballard C. Boyd. Night...

Public libraries in America have transformed over the years beyond being quiet buildings full of books. They have evolved into dynamic...

It's official! The city of Emporia, Kansas, has won the Gold Medal for having the best-tasting tap water in the 2025 Berkeley Springs...

Springtime – the most beautiful time of year in the northern hemisphere!

Find out where the night skies are darkest around the world.

Right now, the precious things that make us feel happy, secure, and hopeful in the U.S. are being sideswiped by other things that have...

American astronomer Carl Sagan  wrote “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space” in 1994. The book was inspired by this now...

Unlike weddings and funerals, Thanksgiving is the one occasion each year solely designed to bring family and friends together for the...

A potluck lunch was held in Chelsea last Sunday and 700 or so neighbors showed up! It was the third annual “Longest Table”  party in New...

A red button is blinking on the aerial Google map of Worcester, England, where the image of a large medieval-looking church is located....

The latest Global Peace Index has rated Iceland the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008, followed by...

There’s a new style of wanderlust afoot these days. A real urge that many people feel to go to new places and have different, meaningful...

“Ollie” (2022) is the feel-good story of a yellow lab caught up in the confusing circumstances of the early days of the Covid-19...

Stunning white hellebores (Helleborus niger) have been pushing up through the snow in northern climes these past few weeks. This is not a...

At 3 o’clock in the afternoon of every December 24 for the past 64 years, seemingly everybody in Sweden drops whatever they are doing,...

In a world where everything is disposable, four dedicated artisans toil away every day to keep 80,000 well-used, public school musical...