As soon as the ice was strong enough, I was out on the nearby swamp. It was not only a good place to observe the cold season, but also an easy path to walk as I traveled between the woods and the lake ...

On Saturday, nature demonstrated how a January day in the District can be above freezing, below average, and far from warm.

Beach walking on a windy winter day in Boulder? Yes! If you go to Boulder Reservoir, you may have the beach to yourself except for bald eagles, mergansers, gulls and geese. And maybe a bluebird.

(Please take them out of their plastic disposal bags!) January offers a fine month for stargazing. Venus is no longer visible in the morning sky, but it has been replaced by Jupiter. Saturn and ...

Active duty military troops began arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the ...