The word "Connecticut" takes its namesake from the Mohegan word "Quinnehtukqut," which means "long tidal river" and references the Connecticut River – New England's longest, running through the state ...

Visitors applaud the knowledgeable staff and volunteer docents readily available to answer questions about the exhibits, as well as the hands-on activities for kids, such as building paper ...

Birds-of-paradise number around 45 species and typically have elaborate feathers, colors, and mating displays. Birds also ...

At The Square Inch, a quilting studio in Chennai, various art quilt pieces are laid out depicting vibrant imagery — from soaring birds, lush tropical foliage to flowers. Each quilt square is in ...

Villages in Kent have been placed in a surveillance zone after an outbreak of bird flu across the border. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says the flu-type virus has ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

Spiders, insects, fungi and agricultural pests are being imported into the UK and northern Europe in cut flowers and other ... crops and the environment, the paper said, citing the threat invasive ...

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Birds singing, insects buzzing ... Grande treasure,” Resaca de la Palma State Park is a “semi-tropical paradise,” TPWD says, offering a peaceful refuge for people and wildlife.