Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

Spending time in nature has been proven to lower blood pressure and be good for our bodies and soul. So, if you’re chained to a desk today, why not do yourself a favor and take a look at the ...

A droplet is pictured on moss. Photo by Taylor Brennan When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness.

Redbud in bloom at T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County during the springtime. The site will be one of the locations participating in the annual Spring Wildflower Foray, a chance to explore ...

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color ...

Spring is in the air, and the natural world is abuzz. Join the family-friendly spring festival celebrating nature’s renewal. Learn why flowers and pollinators need each other and discover ways you can ...

Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...

I was up hiking in the White Mountains this past weekend with a friend. It was raining and we were admiring just how green it was (while trying to ignore the mud we were slogging through). My hiking ...

A first-magnitude spring, towering cypress swamps, and wildlife-rich forests shape this serene North Florida escape.

Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

Sherry Kuehl is thanking Mother Nature for a cool, colorful springtime. Sherry Kuehl Special to The Star I feel like I need to write a thank you note to Mother Nature for bequeathing my neck of the ...

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color ...