Remember when I said that hibernating/lethargic black bears give birth and nurse their cubs while dormant/hibernating? Well, now you can watch video footage – captured this January – of a black bear giving birth to two cubs in her den! MORE >>

Communication is the 21st century life skill but for many children and young people, speaking, forming words and self expression is a real struggle I CAN , the children’s communication charity , is calling on primary schools across the UK to get involved in a fun and engaging Sponsored Silence. All money raised will go to I CAN’s work with the 1.2 MORE >>

Remember when I said that hibernating/lethargic black bears give birth and nurse their cubs while dormant/hibernating? Well, now you can watch video footage – captured this January – of a black bear giving birth to two cubs in her den! MORE >>

Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label. The companies said the changes will be expanded nationally to streamline their manufacturing processes. MORE >>

If I see either of two things I officially declare that spring has sprung. One of them, my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of the year, has not yet happened this year. Though I did see an overwintering bird way back on the eighth of January.) Yesterday I did see the other of my two signs of spring, an American Robin pulling a worm out of the ground. MORE >>