Seamus Heaney Fellow, Fiona Benson, has chosen her shortlist of four for this year’s Moth Poetry Prize, and commended a ...

I know I have raccoons in my neighborhood, but I have never seen one in my backyard. My trail camera has caught them ambling through the woods at night (they are nocturnal). My neighbor has some ...

(Photo courtesy of DNR) The Illinois Trappers Association held its annual fur sale in Strasburg on Feb. 15. Raccoons, an Illinois staple, have seen record low prices over the last few years. Well over ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a professional organization with a mission of connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Katy H. asks: “What can you tell me about hive mind mentality in animals? Do bees have this? Do other insects or animals?” A hive mind refers to the coordinated behavior of social insects, such as ...

An "unpredictable" raccoon dog is on the loose in North Wales with members of the public urged not to approach it. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the animal was last spotted near Llyn Tegid in ...

A search is under way for an "unpredictable" raccoon dog which is on the loose in north Wales. The animal was last spotted south-east of Llyn Tegid, Gwynedd on 29 January, Natural Resources Wales ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Tahaa Elmogahzy, a 27-year-old Collingswood resident, is charged with the attempted murder of a customer at the Raccoon Taproom on Saturday, Feb. 22. He allegedly stabbed a 30-year-old customer in ...