Michèle Forbes’ lyrical debut novel, “Ghost Moth,” begins with a simple swim that turns dangerous in the Irish Sea, off the shoreline of Groomsport, a small town a half hour northeast of Belfast. The ...

For decades scientists have thought that the giant sphinx moth was the only pollinator for the treasured ghost orchid, an Everglades air plant so in demand that it was almost harvested into extinction ...

A longtime resident of Watson Lake, Yukon, has contributed to the world of science — simply by taking a picture. This week, Peter Skerget took a photo of a fuzzy yellow and brown moth that he thought ...

It may surprise you to know that the world is full of ghosts. Not the specters of the deceased lingering long after their bodies have gone – but a number of pale, creeping, shy animal species named ...

Tom Tivnan is the managing editor of The Bookseller. There was one thing that Belfast-born Mich&‌egrave;le Forbes was keen to avoid when writing her début Ghost Moth: “If I got it published, I didn’t ...

Emmy-nominated writer and poet Jon Goode noticed something about Bellingham during his few days in town this past week. “When you see a pedestrian in the crosswalk, you let them live,” Goode told the ...

It's nearly Halloween, the time of year when no one could blame you for believing in ghosts. These otherworldly spirits bring to mind elusive shapes, pale colors, and strange sounds. And some wild ...

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