Friday we celebrate Independence Day in one of the most beautiful spots in America. Public land with mountains, streams, wetlands and deserts surround us. In summer, I leave our valley only for something special. Twin grandsons graduating high school is s

Vocal repertoires, song notation, sound recordings and acoustic signals. From the sound of his academic vocabulary, one could easily mistake Peter Marler for a professor of music. While he is not one in the conventional sense, many consider him to be the

EAST HARTFORD — All hands on deck! Local residents and students will be treated to a little bit of history this holiday as the replica tall ship Half Moon docks at Goodwin College’s riverside campus on Thursday.

Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and other areas of interest.

Following on the heels of environmental tragedies in China and Myanmar, the past week has brought dramatic coverage of the rising banks of the Mississippi river, and the frantic efforts of residents and volunteers to protect their homes and towns from flo