For now, people can freely roam around the south duck pond in Reid Park, or up Barnum Hill. No fees, no fences — just an open oasis of trees and water and birds. Your free access will end in February ...

When 10-year-old Axel Rounds found out he was the recipient of a $500 award, he knew he wanted to donate the money to help animals at Attleboro’s Capron Park Zoo. On Saturday morning, he presented a ...

An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Earth isn’t a perfect sphere. The rotation of our planet causes it to bulge ever ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. C’sar, 51, died Dec. 19 at the N.C. Zoo, ending tenure as U.S. oldest African bull. Born in Kenya and orphaned, he arrived from the ...

Our editors routinely turn to West Elm when it comes to furnishing their homes and patios. In fact, the brand makes our home editors’ pick for the best sleeper sofa (the Shelter Queen Sleeper Sofa) ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a dense, rapidly spinning dead star. But those details are perhaps the least weird thing about it. Using the James Webb Space ...

A Mars-size object called Theia smashed into Earth, and the debris coalesced into the moon. Now scientists believe they may have identified pieces of Theia at the bottom of Earth’s mantle. A new study ...

(KSWB/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

As a child in Palo Alto, California, he built an atom smasher in the garage. He later became one of the founders of string theory. Today, with his flowing mane of silver locks, Michio Kaku is one of ...

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work, and ...