Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a ...

As snow from late January storms finally melts across the Northeast, residents in D.C., Philadelphia and New York City are ...

Purrs of contentment. Soulful eyes locked on yours over dinner. Valentine's Day? Not for pet owners. For those of us who share our lives with animals, this is a daily—if not exactly ...

The difficulties that blight pugs and French bulldogs are common in other breeds. However, flat-faced canines trigger strong emotional feelings because they resemble human babies.

A federal law aims to close the legal loophole that lets stores sell THC products from hemp. Why are laws around cannabis so confusing?

"It’s important to remember that excess salt does have adverse impacts to the ecology of our waterways," a water quality ...

Researchers are homing in on how kids reap long-term health benefits from getting dirty, whether cuddling furry pets or ...

It's canine CSI, with hundreds of thousands of dogs registered in PooPrints' DNA lab.

I grew up in a relatively rural part of southern Maine. While I myself wasn’t raised on a farm, there were plenty of them around. And where there are farms, there are cows. I heard about “cow ...

Paul Robeson High School's community is pushing back against its closure plan — again. Plus, the family of Iriana DeJesus ...

Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the ...