The buck stood broadside in the winter light, framed by oaks and scattered mulch. For a lot of hunters, it would have been ...

Having native plants in your backyard can attract amazing wildlife, as one family found out when an owl visited their garden.

Screech owls are around all year, too, and can sometimes be spotted sitting in a tree hole. Hear these small owls here: ...

Reindeer are such icons of Christmas that today they pull sleighs through shopping malls. But these beautiful animals were one of the earliest animals to be domesticated, and the relationship between ...

Sand Ridge State Forest stands as Illinois’ largest state forest, a sprawling natural sanctuary that feels like it was plucked from another region entirely and gently placed in the heart of central ...

Houseplants with “lily” in the common name, such as calla lily ( Zantedeschia species) and peace lily ( Spathiphyllum species ...

SETTLERS COVERED MUCH OF THE WEST WITH CATTLE beginning in the mid-1800s, spurred by laws and incentives meant to realize the country’s “manifest destiny.” As the nation expanded, settlers, with the ...

Ants infiltrating your kitchen? Deer nibbling your vegetables? Peachtree borer killing your fruit trees? A pantry essential ...

Pronghorn are perhaps the most graceful animal native to the high desert country of central and eastern Oregon. Golden eagles ...

A Movement called “Leave the Leaves” is aimed at protecting local pollinators. Every fall, the leaves change and drop, and it ...

Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...

Hidden in the heart of Florida, far from the mouse ears and beach umbrellas that dominate the state’s postcard racks, lies a slice of paradise that feels like stepping into a time machine set for ...