In a pond of western India, a “squat” creature clutched a stick and floated along the surface. Its “diamond-shaped” eyes scanned the surrounding landscape — but it wasn’t the only one ...

This article was submitted by Jan Jeffrey Hoover. Natural ponds speckle the broad shorelines of the lower Mississippi River.

Jaisalmer: Avian influenza (bird flu) is suspected to be spreading in Jaisalmer as two more dead water birds were found near Luneri pond near Degroy O.

A little more than two inches of fresh snow fell in Estes Park this first week of January, with even deeper snow totals at ...