It’s garden season. All the trees, bushes and pretty flowers in my backyard look so innocent. But I have learned – the hard way – that they are out to get me. They are a well-organized crime family, ...

One of these was going to be my population of young beech trees. But, this spring, many of the beech leaves have been a ...

Getting a job can feel like auditioning for a talent show, where you’re not sure whether you’re being filmed for a hidden ...

The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is an olive-colored warbler with the habits of a thrush. It prefers to spend its time rustling through the leaves on the ground rather than flying near the treetops ...

Macedonia Brook State Park isn’t just another green spot on Connecticut’s map—it’s 2,300 acres of pure, unadulterated escape. And let me tell you, in a world where we measure success by how many tabs ...

You can leave the concrete jungle after breakfast and be hiking through actual jungle (well, Ohio’s version of it) by mid-morning. Yet once you’re within the park’s boundaries, the outside world feels ...

Though 25 species share the name “chipmunk,” they have their differences as indicated by classification. Among all organisms every species belongs to a genus and every genus belongs to a family.

By studying chipmunk and vole specimens hidden away in the backroom drawers of Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, a research team—lead by assistant curator of mammals Anderson Feijó ...

At long last, Spider-Man: The Animated Series fans will get resolution to that agonizing cliffhanger ending. Find out what to expect from Marvel's sequel comic Spider-Man '94.

Key Points Spider egg sacs can appear different, depending on the spider species. Spiders prefer to lay their egg sacs in out-of-the-way, low-traffic, and dark spaces. Removing spider sacs is easy ...