Rare Breed: Baby birds are a feast for this cat’s eyes—not his mouth

Rare Breed: Baby birds are a feast for this cat’s eyes—not his mouth

WASHINGTON—This spring, it became his early morning ritual. After downing some kibble, he would pad purposefully to the first-floor bathroom and jump to the tiny...

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Rx for Appalachia: Non-profit restoring native forests to mountains devastated by coal mining and logging

DURBIN, WEST VIRGINIA—Near the top of Cheat Mountain, bulldozer operator Bill Moore grimaces at the wreckage littering the steep slope below. It looks as if...

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A Sense of Wonder: On Rachel Carson and Shooting Stars

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On a late-night walk home from the train, I looked up at just the right time. Like a bug on fire, a shooting star...