Last year, in an issue of our monthly newsletter for Yakima Master Gardeners, Jenny Mansfield recounted a stroll through her winter garden on the way to refilling the bird feeders.

Concocting and then caring for these limelight-hogging creations so that they stay the pace throughout the summer months is, ...

If you lack garden space but want to attract hummingbirds, check out the plants in our lineup. These hummingbird magnets live ...

Scientists have discovered a new strain of bacteria on the Chinese space station Tiangong. The strain, named Niallia ...

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis ... This tender Southern native is a Salvia, a genus that ranks among the very best for luring hummingbirds. Audubon’s new Hummingbirds at Home project aims to ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.” By Motoko Rich ...

There was a New York City “kingmaker” in the papal conclave. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan played a decisive role in paving the way for Pope Leo XIV to become the first American pontiff ...

VATICAN CITY—Cardinal Robert Prevost, seated beneath Michelangelo’s monumental fresco of the Last Judgement, buried his head in his hands as the sound of his name echoed off the walls of the ...

(Here’s a detailed explanation of how the process will work.) Over 130 cardinal electors will vote in the conclave, the largest group of cardinal electors ever. It is also arguably the most ...