Spending time outdoors can work wonders for both your mind and body. Nature provides simple, accessible ways to reduce stress ...

One gardener stunned internet users with their remarkable yard transformation, revealing how to grow a native plant garden.

The Chicago premiere of the play at A Red Orchid Theatre has a gripping generational dialogue between a father and daughter ...

Whether for its textbook appearance, regional ubiquity or haunting and mellifluous call, it’s no wonder we love this winged ...

In the depths of late winter, some birds are actually breeding such as bald eagles and owls for example. Many local ...

Learn what a song sparrow looks like and sounds like. Plus learn about their nests and eggs, range map and more.

The superb acting work by John Judd and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason is not unexpected at this particular theater, of course, but ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Nature’s most impressive conversations happen at frequencies we cannot hear. While humans perceive sounds between 20 and 20,000 hertz, many animals have evolved to communicate using infrasound. These ...

Escape to North Carolina’s remote island paradise, where wild horses, untouched beaches, and coastal serenity feel dreamlike.

Sunlight flickers down the lush green wooded valley, alive with the sound of birds chirping and a river crackling over rocks.