TV news was mostly — and cheerfully — centered on celebrating the entry of the Year of the Serpent last Wednesday the 29th. Just as well, for it was a dry news day — a legal holiday — smack in the ...

Often dubbed the unicorns of the sea, narwhals are strange and beautiful creatures with long tusks protruding from their heads. Members of the population of more than 80,000 can weigh up to 4,200 ...