Kentucky’s prognosticating woolly worm to give its winter forecast

According to folklore, the woolly worm is believed to have the ability to forecast the weather for the coming winter season.

Woolly Worm Fest is back after Helene cancellation

The Woolly Worm Festival is returning to downtown Banner Elk after last year's cancellation due to Hurricane Helene on Oct.
Watauga Democrat

Banner Elk’s Woolly Worm Festival being held Oct. 18-19

The Woolly Worm Festival returns to downtown Banner Elk on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19. After a one-year cancellation due ...
Sports Illustrated

Fly Fishing Tips | What Is the Best Hopper Pattern for Trout?

One of these caught fish, while the others didn't / Photo by Ken Baldwin Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect ...
Labroots

Identification and Interpretation of Fly Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes

When violent crimes are committed, the crime scene is usually covered with blood. Blood may be shed when the person is standing, sitting, or on the ground. The weapon that caused blood to be released ...
Houston Chronicle

New world screwworm case detected 70 miles from Texas border

A case of the new world screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed just 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border – the closest appearance since U.S. officials began rallying this year to quell the threat of the ...
The Hindu

Mosquitoes suck — but should we simply get rid of them?

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls mosquitoes the “world’s deadliest animals”. They have good reason. Small, annoying but dangerous: this disease-carrying insect helps ...