These camouflaged insects, which resemble 3-4 inch brown twigs, are typically found in deciduous woods but occasionally ...

Kissing bugs, also known as eastern-cone-nose bugs or triatomine, can bite faces and infect humans with Chagas disease.

A cross a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along ...

Baron Jakob Johann von Uexkull, a Baltic German biologist, mentioned in his book entitled Stroll through the World of Animals that all creatures, including plants, on this planet live in an Umwelt ...

Garden enthusiast Heather Hacking loves when you share what’s growing on. Reach out at [email protected], and snail mail, P.O. Box 5166, Chico CA 95927.

A persistent fever or sudden bruising in children is more sinister than a seasonal bug. In India, childhood leukaemia often ...

Hontoon Island State Park in DeLand, Florida offers exactly that delicious contradiction – a secluded natural haven that’s somehow both wonderfully isolated and conveniently accessible.

The journey to Whiskeytown Falls feels like peeling back layers of California that tourist brochures forgot to mention. Located just west of Redding in the rugged terrain of Shasta County, this ...

Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails.

Spotting a beautiful feathered friend in your yard is a certain kind of thrill made all the more exciting if you identify the ...

But picture books have undergone a revolution in the past 25 years—one that was already underway before that Times obit, but ...