In reviewing all the trends from 2025, the one standout factor is affordability. The one predictable factor in an ...

Hamlin Lake, right in town, provides a peaceful setting for fishing, kayaking, or simply sitting on a bench and watching the world go by – activities that nourish the soul without depleting the bank ...

Holiday shoppers hoping to gift a Magic Key this year can either opt for one of the top tier keys, or give an IOU and wait ...

Cyber Monday is finally here, and the deals are much hotter than the weather outside. On Amazon, that includes limited-time ...

Looking to adopt a pet? The Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) is asking Albertans to consider adopting a hamster after it took in several this month, while also asking people to donate ...

Mikhail Rusin is perhaps the world's greatest hamster champion. The European hamster is bigger and feistier than the varieties more commonly found in pet stores. They are also critically endangered.

In February 2023, as cruise missiles hit cities from Kherson to Kyiv, Mikhail Rusin lost heat and electricity in his home in Ukraine’s capital for almost a week. Overnight lows were around 14 degrees ...

If you have young children, chances are you get weekly, if not daily, requests for a pet. While a family cat or dog is a right of passage for many, it can be a lot of responsibility for children who ...

Hamsters are common family pets. They’re distant cousins of mice and rats. Their small size and cleanliness make them easy to care for. Hamsters are good pets for children or first-time pet owners.

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Parental care is costly. It uses up precious time, energy and resources—and in the animal world, it’s usually the moms ...