Behavior can confirm the ID when color is seen only in flashes. Vermilion flycatchers often hunt from an exposed perch, ...

A few headlines have tried to turn one surprising field result into a happy ending: some polar bears near Svalbard, Norway, ...

Joshua trees look timeless, which makes early blooms feel almost harmless at first glance. Scientists see something more specific: a signal that environmental cues may be shifting in ways that can ...

Winter still feels close, yet spring planning has started in earnest. The Old Farmer’s Almanac outlook, shared via Better ...

Snow does not just cover forage; it locks it away, and horses that normally paw through powder can meet a concrete crust that turns digging into wasted effort. When the easy calories vanish, the gut ...

The South is not built for weeklong ice, and this stretch of subfreezing weather has exposed weak links. In northern Mississippi, interstates turned into long lines of stalled cars and semis, while ...

Earth experienced a rare and dramatic space weather event in mid January 2026 when a powerful surge of solar radiation struck ...

Precipitation type is decided by the whole temperature profile, not a single reading at street level. A common East Coast ...

Arrowhead vine, often sold as syngonium, is a compact climber that adapts well to jars, even in small apartments. Cuttings ...

In a rainforest where light arrives in shards, the harpy eagle can look almost unreal: a gray crest, dark back, and calm, ...

Trying to hit, crush, or otherwise harm a snake is when many bites happen, because the animal shifts from hiding to defense ...

Wild turkeys can feel like a steady presence, a familiar silhouette at field edges and oak ridges. Yet wildlife biologists ...