×

Features

Recent thaw allows water birds roam free again

By SCOT STEWART Marquette birding enthusiast “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” — J.B. Priestley What a difference a day can make! The recent extremely cold Upper ...

Genetics may speed restoration of iconic American chestnut

WASHINGTON — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they're called to mind by the holiday lyric "chestnuts roasting on an open fire." But by the 1950s, ...

Sauna an essential part of being Finnish

National Sauna Week will take place next week, Feb. 15-21. No visitor to Finland can stay very long in the country without hearing talk about a sauna. They will see the word “sauna” written on large buildings, and traveling through the countryside, they will see near every house and by ...

Why some women choose Galentines over Valentines, and how they might celebrate

Christie O'Sullivan of Trinity, Florida, has spent 21 Valentine's Days with her husband, but her favorite celebration was one spent with a girlfriend before she got married. They took the day off work, got massages, and went out for cocktails and a fancy dinner. "For me, it was 10 out of 10. ...