Close encounters turn scientific when Brian Barczyk comes face-to-face with a 20-foot anaconda and an agitated python.

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A survey by the Irish National Teachers Organisation found many primary school teachers believe it should not be a school’s responsibility to prepare children for communions, confirmations, and first ...

Mayor Keith Wilson describes the influx of federal agents in Portland on Sept. 26, 2025. (Ricardo Verastegui / City of Portland) President Donald Trump has dispatched federal agents to Portland, local ...

George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to restate the case for what may be literacy instruction’s richest but ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

Robert Redford, the legendary actor behind Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, died on September 16 at the age of 89. He had a long and successful career in the entertainment industry. From acting to ...

The conservative-leaning Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state's plan to integrate Bible instruction and paused the implementation of new social studies standards after legal challenges ...

Tom Gormican's comedy reimagining of the 1997 horror film for Sony hits theaters on Christmas Day. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Tom Gormican’s reimagining of the 1997 snake-focused ...