By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re ringing in the new year with an ambitious experiment! In a Mad About Science first, we’re going to be learning about two completely different subjects under a ...

Despite the fruit's Chinese origin, New Zealanders gave it the current name "kiwi" in the 20th century. This name refers to ...

Kiwi fruits are often added to fruit salads, primarily because of their vibrant green colour, which contrasts beautifully ...

The spread of the bird flu among humans and other mammals in the United States has sparked some concern among public health experts in recent weeks, though U.S. officials say the risk it currently ...

Champion jockey Opie Bosson was halfway through a Christmas Day run when he knew his career was over. “I knew I was done, I had nothing left,” Bosson told the Herald on Friday after announcing ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...

The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...

After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the United States. On Christmas Eve 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a ...

Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a ...

Raw and frozen pet food that tested positive for the bird flu is being recalled after ... ‘We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet ...

Yet, astonishingly, it took until Christmas Eve 2024 for the bird to be officially designated as the country’s national bird. US President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that corrected ...