Berkeley's City Council has approved a proposal allowing property owners to sell accessory dwelling units, like backyard cottages and basement apartments, as condos. This change aims to create ...

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

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Exactly 101 years ago, on January 24 th 1925, the Sun turned black. That total solar eclipse was the last time it happened over our homes. The Hudson Valley won’t see another until May 1, 2079.

We meet someone who has found a home in a recently-completed workforce housing project in the high peaks of the Adirondacks; we listen as cold settles into the woods during an arctic front that's ...

At the onset of 2026, Cuba is grappling with the devastating loss of two women to gender-based violence, allegedly killed by ...

One clever Redditor got to see how their native lawn attracted bluebirds to feast on pokeweed berries — even in the winter.

Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

A tiny Victorian country town is being touted as the best place to view the blazing southern lights displays lighting up the ...

The catch: It will have to be on the moon ...

While the James Webb Space Telescope provides a window into the ancient universe, SkyMapper focuses on the present by ...