“Yellow jackets are a kind of social wasp, which live in a colony with a queen,” says Mike Raupp, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Extension Specialist, at the University of Maryland. “Their ...

Stinging, meat-seeking yellow jackets have helped temporarily shut down educational programs held at the Ojai Raptor Center.

There are jackets, and then there are jackets. We’re not talking your run-of-the-mill parka from a high-street chain or even a suede bomber from a mid-tier fashion brand. No. We’re talking about the ...

Finland’s capital city, Helsinki, is building the world’s largest heat pump to keep as many as 30,000 homes warm in the winter while reducing carbon emissions. The pump can operate at ...

However, he says, studies show that the risk of these so-called “practice contractions” transitioning into true labor increases when the heat lasts more than a few days. Heat waves are ...