Earwigo again! Against the backdrop of urban living and an ever-increasing reliance on screens, it can be difficult to appreciate the alarming extent to which we are living in an age of environmental ...

Looking for a simple craft that’s both fun and educational for your preschool children? These easy ant crafts for preschoolers are a great way to build fine motor skills, spark imaginative play, and ...

Desert locusts can shift from harmless, solitary insects into continent-spanning swarms capable of covering 40 miles, but the ...

Lovebug season is coming to Florida. Here's when to expect them, what we know about declining swarms, how to clean the pesky mating fly off your car.

In the older quarters of Singapore, fragments of forest persist like memories that refuse to fade. Within them live creatures that few residents ever see, and some that no longer exist there at all.

We're revisiting an in-depth 1977 House Beautiful article about keeping your houseplants alive—and the advice still resonates almost 50 years later.

At the end of February, Mary Alice and I took our friends Nancy and Patrick Beebe down to the PA Game Commission’s Middle Creek Wildlife Area to see the snow geese that had stopped to rest and eat ...

Visiting the Carlsbad Flower Fields in the spring is an annual tradition for many families, and this year they turned out in force for opening day, Sunday March 1. Some dressed in finery, families ...

Slugs are sluggish but one of the more fascinating creatures in existence. Learn 10 slippery facts about these gastropods.

California-based startup, Reflect Orbital, is poised to secure permission to launch a 60-foot (18.3-metre) prototype mirror into orbit to beam sunlight back to the Earth's surface.

Experts look at the most effective coverings for your beds and borders.