A house in Groton with ties to a 19th century sea captain, Captain Silas Beebe, has hit the market for $3.95 million.

Melissa Groo Giraffes’ long necks allow them to reach the highest leaves of the acacia trees. Their rubbery tongues protect them from injury, and their thick saliva helps coat any thorns they ...

In 1851, Herman Melville completed his opus, Moby-Dick, in the shadow of Mount Greylock (the view from his study); some see the form of a white whale in the winter contours of the peak--"like a ...