As the weather warms up, many of us will be visiting the beach this summer. We’re not the only ones who love the sun and sand—tiny, cotton-ball-sized chicks like Western Snowy Plovers will soon be ...

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Back in October, Google ended software support for the original and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats. On the surface, that doesn’t seem totally unreasonable, considering those original ...

When you think of things that are quintessentially Russian, you might think of those painted wooden nesting dolls stacked one inside another. NPR's John Ruwitch visited the place where most of the ...

1 Department of Behavioral Biology and Cognition, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2 Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador The ...

House finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) are small songbirds. Males have rosy red heads and chests, while females are brownish. These birds are native to the American southwest and Mexico but are common ...

Popular home security camera companies Ring and Google Nest have never been more competitive. With new hardware releases and massive AI upgrades in Gemini for Home and Alexa Plus in Oct. 2025, these ...

I stopped short of the cracked wooden steps leading to my front door, putting the Trader Joe’s bags full of groceries for my family of three on the ground. In 11 weeks, my 18-year-old daughter would ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Birds are beautiful and interesting creatures, and many people enjoy observing them. However, no matter how much you like watching birds from ...

An empty nest is typically viewed as a moment in time when your child leaves home. In reality, it’s more of a verb—an ongoing process of “empty nesting.” The letting go begins in childhood, ...

Looking for birding opportunities close to home? Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, ...