On a shrub-covered dune in San Francisco’s Presidio, biologist Durrell Kapan and a group of volunteers huddle around a tiny plastic condiment container placed delicately amid a cluster of orange-yellow flowers. Inside is a Silvery Blue butterfly whose inch-long wings … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a bookstore — a lifelong reader who felt angered “to the core” as she learned of book … Continued
By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News, KFF Health News BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River … Continued
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb Have you ever taken a road trip to a new place and felt like the drive there dragged on forever — only to be surprised at how quickly the return trip seemed to fly by? … Continued
“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” (or, “Jane Austen a gâché ma vie”) is a catchy, provocative title for writer/director Laura Piani’s debut feature, but it is a bit of a misnomer. Her heroine, Agathe (Camille Rutherford) might harbor that fear … Continued
A few winter constellations, most notably Gemini the Twins and Auriga the Charioteer, are still hanging out in the western evening sky, but for the most part, the spring constellations have taken over. They’re not as flashy as those of … Continued