An alligator-like reptile has found a new home after city staff discovered it had been living in a Toronto home for over a decade, contrary to the city’s bylaws.

Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys.

Grandma, you’ve got to call the DNR!” Those words from 9-year-old Quinlynn Lehrnann were Connie Peer’s second clue that Saturday, Oct. 12, was not going to be a typical day of yard ...

This story appears in the July 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. If you noticed them at all, they’d look like nothing more than tiny, windblown seeds floating amid the rushes at the ...