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Christopher Phillips has spent his life working to facilitate thoughtful and inclusive conversations among people of all walks of life, from all around the world, about deep and meaningful issues.He is an author, educator, scholar, lecturer, and pro-democracy advocate. He has published six books for adults and ten for children, including his latest 'Soul of Goodness: Transform Grievous Hurt, Betrayal, and Setback into Love, Joy and Compassion' in which he shares lessons learned from his intimate and often unexpected encounters with people he met while traveling the world while reflecting on the death of his father.

Molt is a routine loss and replacement of feathers that can occur at any time of year, but in most birds a complete molt occurs in late summer and fall. For some species a partial molt often occurs in early spring. Timing of molt is important. In late summer and fall, weather is warm and there is generally an abundance of insects, seeds, and fruit that provides energy for molt.

Irrigation restrictions are in effect throughout the City of Marco Island through August 1.

Wednesday bulldozers broke through a section of the original Tamiami Trail, about thirty miles west of Miami. With the roadway gone, water will able to…

In 1965 C-sections were performed in less than five percent of baby deliveries in the United States. Today, nearly one in three babies is delivered in the…

Potential answers for the unexpectedly high levels of silica all involve water. The space agency also says it found "a mineral named tridymite, rare on Earth and never seen before on Mars."

A national survey finds medical schools should do more to help doctors with disabilities thrive. While some schools do make needed accommodations, others need to take basic steps to help.

Brain cells that track our location also can track time and distance, a study finds. This could explain how the brain uses place and time to organize memories throughout our lives.

A Michigan artist is creating improvised sculptures out of merchandise inside big box stores. He wants to jolt people out of their everyday surroundings. But store workers have to clean up after him.

In the past decade, the Gulf of Maine warmed faster than 99.9 percent of the global ocean. The rapid warming explains why recent fishing policies failed to rebuild the cod population, a study finds.