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MOUNT PLEASANT, New York (WABC) — A park in Westchester County has been closed to visitors due to concerns over avian flu after a dozen dead Canada geese were discovered in a pond. The dead ...

Barring a freak power outage, the light emanating from towns and cities due to unnatural light sources is so bright that it washes out the stars. Today one-third of all humans, including 80% of ...

at approximately 10:41 a.m., officers responded to the Charles Wood Japanese Garden at 800 Forest Hill Dr. in reference to a body discovered. Upon arrival, officers located a body in a pond on the ...

on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond. By Tim Balk It was a sunny mid-December day in Westfield, Ind., and the iced-over pond across the street ...

Rays that have been spotted in Singapore’s waters include the blue-spotted ray and the white-spotted eagle ray. NParks’ Mr Tan said the ray’s presence in the pond could be the result of an ...

HANAMAKI, Iwate — Visitors launched sky lanterns one after another into the starry sky of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, emitting soft orange light in the hope that their ... receive a sky lantern made ...

which together are certified as Japan’s first Dark Sky Place, meaning that the night sky is a not-to-be-missed attraction thanks to the open spaces and lack of artificial light. On a clear night ...

OGDEN (KSL) — One teen died, and another is recovering, after falling through the ice at a pond Monday night. One of the boys, a 14-year-old, was rescued by bystanders shortly after falling in.