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While winters in Sarasota aren’t nearly as cold as other parts of the nation, the drops in temperatures it brings can still change the tempo. The air is cooler and beaches are usually far quieter.

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

I've hiked the trails around Putnam Pond Campground in Ticonderoga quite a few times, so it was a shock to be turned away at the campground gate one recent weekend. My sin? I didn't have a rabies ...

Beavers may leave trees half-gnawed so winter winds will knock them down. I’ve hiked the trails around Putnam Pond Campground in Ticonderoga quite a few times, so it was a shock to be turned away at ...

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