What the dodo symbolizes has changed over time. It has been, variously, a parable, a joke and a warning. When we see it as an ...

Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found by 17th ...

BLUE (15A: Babe the ___ Ox) In American and Canadian folklore ... TYRA (69A: Smize & Dream founder Banks) Smize & Dream is a ...

Here are the top 50 players in this year’s field as Scottie Scheffler eyes a third straight title at TPC Sawgrass.

Located in the heart of America's Great Lakes region, Michigan boasts the longest freshwater coastline in the country. Its name is derived from an Algonquin word for "large water," so it's no great ...

KAWARTHA LAKES-For much of the nineteenth century, the condition of local roads was deplorable by present-day standards. They ...

In a state known for its natural wonders—glaciers, mountains, the northern lights—it’s easy for travelers to overlook the human elements that make Alaska truly special. Gwennie’s represents the ...

"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.

For millions of years, Earth's climate has been driven by natural cycles linked to its orbit, shifting between ice ages and warm interglacial periods. A new study has uncovered a clear, predictable ...

Research links Earth's axial tilt to past ice ages, showing human-driven warming may prevent future glaciations.