In 1937, my great-grandmother, Constance Ripley, who was in her mid-60s at the time, took a weeks-long voyage by passenger ship, most likely changing vessels several times, across the globe. Her ...

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Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male, native to southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. (Photo by: Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Many marine ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sandia is expanding once again, this time with a brand-new wildlife sanctuary that’s already turning heads, even before its official opening later this month. Just one hour ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History ...

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...

'When frost threatens, water the soil thoroughly a day before - moist soil retains heat better than dry,' recommends the ...

"16 colour plates [of which 14 are] by Jacques Barraband and [2 by] Auguste. Text after François Levaillant, translated by Eric Mosbacher." Text adapted and plates reproduced from Le Vaillant's ...