The word "Connecticut" takes its namesake from the Mohegan word "Quinnehtukqut," which means "long tidal river" and references the Connecticut River – New England's longest, running through the state ...

We present an extract from Nesting, the debut novel by Roisin O'Donnell.

The very best things to do in Dauphin Island, Alabama! Known as the sunset capital of Alabama, there are so many fun thi ...

Welcome to the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet, the crown jewel of Hawaii’s bargain hunting scene! This isn’t just any flea market; ...

One must-visit spot is Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, the oldest bookstore in Maine. It’s been serving up literary delights ...

There are six islands, Shell, Bazaruto, Benguerra ... the National Art Museum, a beautiful botanical garden, as well as buildings designed by Eiffel himself: the railway station, the iron house and ...

There are the pristine and upmarket islands of Sanibel and Captiva, where perfectly formed shells wash up on the shores each ... Be sure to allow time to walk the botanical gardens which are home to ...

Hold your noses: One of the world's stinkiest flowers, which smells like deceased, rotting flesh, is about to bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Even though this might sound like the stuff of ...

Sound grenades and tear shells are being procured for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), according to the Home Affairs Adviser, Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He shared this ...

Putricia the big stinky corpse flower which bloomed at the botanic gardens in Sydney on Thursday has been visited by almost 20,000 people. Almost a million more have followed the plant's journey ...

The Denver Botanic Gardens is heeding that warning and closing for three days. Friday through Tuesday are Pinpoint Weather Alert Days as an arctic blast moves through Colorado, bringing subzero ...

Would a plant by any other name stink so bad? An extremely rare corpse flower dramatically bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Friday for the first time in Big Apple history — unleashing a ...