Environment

“Bloom where you are planted” is a beautiful sentiment, meant to encourage people to make the most of their situation — but why not take it more literally? With the spring equinox arriving March 20, rainfall and warmer temps are right around the corner, meaning now is the perfect time to turn a drab patch

If your only exposure to narwhals is the cute creature in Elf who drawls, “Bye, Buddy! Hope you find your dad,” we have good news for you: These “unicorns of the sea” are apparently just as fun in real life as they are in the movie. New research from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at

Each year before Lent, colorful strands of Mardi Gras beads glimmer in the streets of New Orleans — but at what cost? Of the estimated 25 million pounds of beads tossed during the celebration annually, only a tiny fraction are recycled. Most end up in landfills or storm drains, and in 2018, the city found

About a third of Americans strap devices to their bodies to monitor their fitness levels and daily activities, per the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — but travel to tiny, crescent-shaped Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, and you’ll find gray seals donning Fitbit-like trackers as well. Researchers from the Woods