Loading it up with many different species – oak, elder, hazel, willow and birch – has turned it into a thriving ecosystem ...

Marshmallow peeps are made almost entirely of sugar, but also contain special ingredients that give them their signature puff ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Spiders and insects are often considered pests. Some people would rather see the creepy-crawly creatures dead than buzzing ...

Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in ...

Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures. They produce antifreeze proteins to block ice formation ...

Starting Wednesday, yard waste must be separated from other household waste through Nov. 30, according to state law.

New science is showing that nature’s vital pollinators are smarter than we ever imagined. Here’s why that discovery should ...

For years when confused visitors stopped us on 16th Street asking where to go for a night out, our answer was: Not here. But ...