Learn what a prothonotary warbler looks like and sounds like and where to find one. Plus learn about their nesting habits and ...

It is quite disheartening to spend a lot of time and money to put in new trees only to have the animals eat them.

Yards that include mature trees and native plants are critical rest stops for the millions of birds that migrate through the ...

The natural waxy coating on fruits is often stripped during washing after harvest. Edible lac resin coatings—derived from ...

Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

Rachel Caron's "Silent Spring" inspired Dick Callahn, whose career has included studying insects, and toxic effects of ...

Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution ...

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging ...

Insect netting can make a huge difference to your yard, but it's important to select the correct variety, keeping in mind ...

The Global Locust Initiative, part of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, examines locusts within the broader ...

If you've ever accidentally squished one of these tiny, shield-shaped intruders in the garden, then you know exactly why they're known as stink bugs. But even beyond their distinctive, odorous defense ...