The "witching hour" had arrived, the time when all fish and wildlife come to life on a summer evening and cast their spell. The way the bass were biting, maybe our fishing rods were magic wands. In ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Tiny ponds play a disproportionately large role in global greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters, according to a new study by Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Although ponds ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PIKE NATIONAL FOREST — In a picture-postcard setting with the sweet scent of pines wafting down the hillside and the pungent aroma of willows after the rain ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 2 (UPI) --Small ponds have a big carbon footprint relative to their size. Researchers at Yale University found tiny pockets of freshwater account for a disproportionately large ...

As some of you already know, if you’ve been reading my columns from the beginning, my journey has taken me through different waters. While I was raised here, after college, I ventured off — first to ...

I distinctly remember the day I found myself sitting at the kitchen table, talking on the phone with my father about where to go to college. It was March of my senior year in high school and I had ...

OCALA - It sounds fishy, but city officials recently discovered a dead, monster-sized fish at Nature Pond. The grass carp weighed more than 50 pounds and measured over 3 feet in length, making it a ...

Exploring Maine’s many small lakes and ponds can be stimulating outdoor adventures. In recent years, my wife, Nancy, and I have endeavored to add more to our paddling agenda. Small, narrow bodies of ...

Tiny ponds play a disproportionately large role in global greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters, according to a new study. Although ponds less than a quarter of an acre in size make up only 8.6% ...