A remarkable manuscript bound in furry seal skin has emerged as potentially Norway's oldest surviving book, offering unprecedented insights into medieval Christian life in Scandinavia. The eight-page ...

Powdery white sand invites barefoot strolls. Children can build elaborate sand kingdoms. Parents can watch surfers dance on the waves. Downtown browsing doesn’t require spending money. Window shopping ...

Each day in high school feels important at the time. Teachers stress the importance of every assignment and test, coaches ...

My Special Aflac Duck and Paro seal are among a new wave of robots that straddle the line between a therapy animal and a friend.

They became familiar figures on the river, along with two other seals, who later disappeared. " [They] were going to become ...

The Word In Black Racial Equity Fund, a component fund of Local Media Foundation, supports the work of Black-owned and ...

Tucked between the dramatic Olympic Mountains and the shimmering Strait of Juan de Fuca, Sequim (that’s “Skwim” to those in the know) exists in what meteorologists call a “rain shadow” – a ...

The government shutdown has caused Head Start, a federally funded program designed to help children from low-income households, to run out of money, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of Black ...

Most people driving down the quiet streets of Coronado would not guess that tucked inside a residential garage is the heart ...

Seventh-graders Presley Soukup, 12, (left) and Justin Bayuk, 12, look over the design of their bevel gear device during robotics class at Cedar Rapids Prep in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 20. The school, ...

The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Maryland school district must allow parents to opt their children out of instruction relating to LGBTQ+ identities, but only a minuscule number of families have ...