In nature, size is often misleading. Some of the most powerful defences on Earth belong not to large predators, but to ...

Quick Take New species discoveries in 2025 include over 850 new marine species documented by the Nippon Foundation-Nekton ...

Invasive plants threaten the health of Eden Prairie’s parks and wild spaces, but volunteers are fighting back.

Nestled along the mighty Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mississippi Palisades State Park stands as a testament to nature’s artistry. A place where limestone cliffs tower above flowing ...

Sometimes the best treasures in Illinois aren’t found in Chicago’s glittering skyline or Springfield’s historic corridors. But tucked away where the Mississippi River carves ancient limestone cliffs ...

A decades-old mix-up in a museum collection led scientists to mistakenly identify a Peruvian poison frog as a new species.

Red-eyed tree frogs rely on a unique blend of color and stillness to disappear into rainforest foliage. When resting, their ...

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

Deep within the cloud forests of the San Martín region of Peru lie two places so high, cold and remote that they remained ...

Playing dead isn't the ultimate ghosting technique. Frogs use "tonic immobility" as a strategy to stay alive during mating ...

Tucked away beside the main road that runs along Eleuthera, a narrow island in the Bahamas, the Leon Levy Native Plant ...

Over the last month or so, I’ve taken to stepping outside soon after I wake. It is very early when I do this, before dawn, ...