Enjoy a magical journey into the spellbinding wonders of Merlin’s secret art of wizardology, join a teenage girl as she heads ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the Everglades.

Eric Carle's 'The Greedy Python' offers a lesson on greed that resonates with Florida's invasive snake crisis.

if answering the call of nature becomes an encounter with nature, remember, the animals are just as surprised to see you as ...

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean biodiversity hotspot where visitors can experience a rare mix of tropical rainforest endemics, thriving coastal mangroves, and coral-reef marine life-all within a compact ...

A rare full moon and negative tide exposed parts of the reef that are usually underwater. As I explored the shallow reef after dark, I discovered glowing shrimp, a sleeping sea turtle, hidden crabs, ...

Along with — and probably because of — an increasingly world-weary world, comedy, and the way that we consume it, has matured. I’m loath to use the word seriously, but comedy has reached a level of ...

Vasuki indicus was a gigantic prehistoric constrictor that may have surpassed Titanoboa as the largest snake ever discovered, reaching lengths of up to 15 meters and weighing nearly a ton. Living ...

Ed. note: This conversation appeared in the weekly Book Pages newsletter. Get it for free here. This week, I get to share my conversation with one of the country’s finest authors, Louise Erdrich. A ...

Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story. “‘Love of My Days’ was a forgotten file in my computer, and when I found it ...