12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (228+ words) MILLERTON, N. Y. " Popular bookstore Oblong Books has been named to state Historic Business Preservation registry, state Sen. Michelle Hinchey announced Thursday. Hinchey, D-Saugerties, who visited the independent bookstore on Thursday to celebrate the designation, said that the registry, established by the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (436+ words) New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that extended more than 60 feet, rivaling other carnivorous marine reptiles. "These krakens must have been a fearsome…...