One of my favorite memories was when we first moved to Maine, over 30 years ago, and discovered vernal pools (our house was surrounded by them). Vernal pools are seasonal forested wetlands that fill ...

The remains of a rare species of wasp was discovered inside a chunk of amber in Japan, researchers said. Photo from Hiroaki Aiba Echoing the plot of “Jurassic Park,” researchers recently discovered a ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Good fairies, ogres, and a wide assortment of organisms not of this planet made their way through the gates of the 4th Annual Fairy & Magickal Creatures Festival on Saturday. Many of ...

Scientists found an “eyeless” cave creature with a “large hump” in an underground river of China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Liu, Mao, Sudasinghe, Chen, Yang and ...

Elizabethtown’s Second Annual Fairy and Magickal Creatures Festival drew several hundred fairies, trolls and a cornucopia of concocted creatures, as well as normal — compared to the paranormal — ...

Milana Anderson's new book got me thinking unexpectedly about how fairy tales not only can help readers ​learn about animal sentience but also lead to new scientific research.

In a world where the stars guide our personalities, it’s only fair—and frankly overdue—that we imagine what each zodiac sign ...