Cute red feathers, or ancient bloody marking? As I was walking home this afternoon, I heard a loud tapping noise. "Tap tap tap tap tap!...

I was walking in one of my neighborhood's parks on Sunday and saw two garter snakes sunning themselves. It wasn't particularly warm,...

Will their eggs rot? Not if it's Easter. In celebration of Easter, here are a couple 19th century superstitions from Clifton Johnson...

Symbol of spring, or ruler of the Underworld? Easter is on the way, so my mind has drifted to bunnies and colored eggs. I couldn't think...

From Michael Bell's Food for the Dead . The Boston Globe ran several articles this week about a vampire rumor sweeping through the stud...