The Mystic River Bascule Bridge stands as the town’s most recognizable landmark, a drawbridge that opens to allow tall ships ...

It's winter, which means the season of the "boy aquarium" is in full swing. With the advent of "Heated Rivalry" and the promise of Season 2 on the horizon, it’s flourishing more than ever before. The ...

The recent bout of winter weather is too cold for penguins, according to officials at the Long Island Aquarium in New York. In an email to USA TODAY on Jan. 30, the aquarium said its "colony of South ...

A digging stick and a tiny tool of unknown purpose are among the oldest handheld wooden tools ever found. The objects, from 430,000 years ago, indicate early human ancestors were using wood for tools, ...

Nintendo is bringing its Animal Crossing: New Horizons aquarium tour to just two Texas cities in 2026 — including San Antonio. One hallmark of the ultra popular video game is that players have the ...

Demolition of the existing aquarium could start in late 2026 before construction begins to deliver a new aquarium by 2029. Australia's mothballed Great Barrier Reef education centre is yet to be ...

Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Free entry to the Shedd Aquarium is offered to Illinois residents Tuesday through Thursday this week, marking the first of many ...

Wooden toys have earned something of a lopsided reputation. Conventional wisdom holds that adults adore them for their timeless appeal, but children, if given a choice, will gravitate to the plastic ...

For many people, owning fish and watching them swim around in their colorful aquariums reduces stress and invites a calming atmosphere. However, the health and happiness of your fish is just as ...

When the first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 — a modest ten storeys — people were afraid to walk under the steel-framed building, fearing it would collapse. Today, as towers made of wood go ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “My dad used to take me, in the ’70s, to the store when I used to visit London with him,” recalls Zaim Kamal, ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will close in early 2026 for renovations and expansion, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced Thursday. The aquarium at ...