While spending time outdoors, I noticed a small bird perched on a thin branch, singing loudly. It stayed in place long enough ...

To the local people feeding the growing flock every day, they are ‘perfect’ creatures with beautiful plumage. To others, they are creating a Hitchcockian nightmare – defecating, stealing and spreading ...

On Feb. 15, a Bremen, Germany, emergency room's regular Sunday schedule was interrupted by a persistent knocking outside its door. When staff at Das Klinikum Links der Weser hospital went to check on ...

Greater Anglia has been using a trained hawk and falcon as part of a new scheme to deter pigeons at Chelmsford station.

A crew of eagle-eyed harbor patrol officers who rescued a stranded bald eagle from an icy stretch of the Hudson River said ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is already jumping ahead to talk of a 50-50 season, which has only been done once in the history of the ...

Finding a clutch of snake eggs in your yard is unexpected, but here's a look at how to identify them and what to do if you come across them.

The new prototypal Yamaha Design Lab speakers have new structural approach to minimize unwanted sound reflections from the ...

A curious cat 'carjacks' a Canton police cruiser, horses get loose in Plainville, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Olympians bite their medals to test their purity. It used to be the same with currency. Julia R. Cartwright is a senior ...

We watched Sunday's Olympic women's large hill competition from inside the jury room, where Miran Tepeš works to keep ski jumpers safe.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...