My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A beach hazards statement was ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A beach hazards statement was ...

How much of 2025 do you really remember? California celebrated our “demisemiseptcent ennial” — or 175th anniversary — of statehood. The Sacramento Zoo scrapped its planned move to Elk Grove, and ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The statement was for Coastal Del ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The statement had been issued for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beatriz Lucille Whitford-Rodriguez, 14, of Chicago, spells her word in the semifinals of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on ...

The nation’s best young spellers gathered in Maryland this week for the 100th anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. A total of 243 children between the ages of 8 and 14 competed to be the ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is taking place this week, celebrating its 100th anniversary. In honor of the competition, we've decided to test our readers' spelling skills with a quiz on the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Before he was asked to spell “elucubrate,” Jacques Bailly had never ...