Over 450 million years ago, plants began the epic transition from water to dry land. Among the first pioneers were the ...

The potential extinction of one of Florida’s ancient plant species is more than just the loss of an individual species; it’s ...

The Smithsonian Institution in the 1850s recruited hundreds of citizen scientists across the nation to track when they saw ...

Biologists at UC Davis have uncovered a fascinating genetic mechanism in walnut trees, allowing them to alternate between ...

Psychedelic, instrumental, hard, punk, post-punk—we have selected quite the cornucopia of the best alt-rock songs of 2024, ...

Looking back in history, I have found that there are many happenings that we don’t seem to have anymore. If we do, we must be so used to them that they aren’t news worthy. One of these strange ...

Each year, most species of bacteria in a Wisconsin lake rapidly evolved, apparently in response to dramatically changing seasons, and then evolved back.

With winter turning much of our current nature scenes brown, there is green to be seen on the ground under many bare deciduous trees from Christmas ferns.

We asked for your original poetry reflecting on 2024 — the ups, the downs, the moments of joy and the hardships — and many of ...

The large, twisted metal cages jutting awkwardly from the seafloor in the vibrant blue waters of Laughing Bird Caye seem a ...

Here are the top 12 most-read stories on the Renton Reporter’s website in 2024: ...

While many travel destinations are becoming overrun with tourists, there are still some beautiful hidden gems in the US from ...