Fortunately, a few websites have made it their mission to keep these sounds alive. They’re basically online museums dedicated ...

Are you a night owl? About every night, I wake up, do a little reading or writing and go back to sleep. One of my friends, also a night owl, walks his dog about 10 p.m. He sees and hears great horned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This spring we had a return of the Short Eared Owls, after not seeing them for 17 years at our local National Wildlife Refuge in ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Long-eared hoppers, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, and test ...

New data from Save the Sound shows water quality in the open waters of the Long Island Sound are improving. "For the second straight report card, 98% of the open waters of Long Island Sound score A, B ...

Water quality in Long Island Sound appears to be improving, according to testing by the nonprofit Save the Sound, but many bays showed poor levels of oxygen needed to sustain marine life. The ...

Long Island Sound seen from Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven on July 22, 2025. Credit: John Moritz / CT Mirror Billions of dollars spent on wastewater treatment and other infrastructure upgrades in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has named Nicole (Nikki) Tachiki as the new director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, a program that oversees efforts to improve water quality in the Sound.

A great white shark is seen after it was caught in Mystic, Conn., Aug. 8, 1983. The shark, 16.5 feet long and weighing 3,300 lbs., was caught by two fishermen from Connecticut after a 10-hour battle ...

Some owl facts may be surprising. For instance, some owls are actually early birds, rising to hunt initially at dawn and again at dusk. Great gray owls and northern pygmy-owls remain active during the ...

One of the most secretive birds in Britain, the long-eared owl has some of the most impressive ear tufts of the animal kingdom. They are so difficult to find that it's hard to work out how many of ...