As June ends in the Mountains, I have seen the typical activities of the natural world during this month: songbirds fledging, ...

Learn More › It’s not uncommon to spot tiny brown bugs in the house, especially around food, windows, or moisture-prone ...

Whether you call them lightning bugs or fireflies (yes, they are the same thing), many of us enjoy watching the insects light ...

Around this time last year, my wife noticed some black spots on the parsley and dill growing in our garden at home. I didn’t ...

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is an invasive species that was introduced to North America in 1998. In a very short ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

One of the most remarkable aspects of Cedar Bog is its role as a living museum of plants that have survived since the last ice age – botanical time travelers that persist here while having disappeared ...

Contrary to their name fireflies aren't flies but actually soft-winged beetles, and they're known for their dramatic sign - ...

Nature fans participated in a “BioBlitz” at Alum Rock Park in San Jose, where they found and identified multiple species.

Unless you’ve been to the Upper Cape and parts of the Mid Cape over the last week or so, it may be hard to imagine the ...

I planted the tall version of purple ruellia. It’s beautiful, and it takes no care. However, it’s spreading like wildfire. It ...