The Asiatic (Oriental) bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, was introduced to this country in the late 1800s as an ornamental plant for erosion control. It has an attractive appearance in the fall, ...

Native to Australia, tiny Bogong moths travel hundreds of miles in an astonishing annual migration by using the starry night ...

To give new life to shoreline habitats, a growing number of projects are harnessing the reef-building power of oysters.

Nestled along the shores of Lake Ontario, Chimney Bluffs State Park offers the kind of dramatic landscapes you’d expect to find in Utah or Arizona, not upstate New York.

Chimney Bluffs State Park in Wolcott, New York is nature’s own stress-relief masterpiece – a place so surreal you’ll wonder if you’ve accidentally wandered onto a movie set or perhaps another planet ...

New York is spreading its wings when it comes to protecting our feathered friends. Assembly Bill A8327, recently introduced ...

A new atlas catalogs nearly 11,000 bird names, revealing their origins, meanings, and the surprising stories behind how birds ...

A group of volunteers is working to protect the piping plover, a vulnerable native bird living along the New York coastline.

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

The 20th century expansion of nectar feeders drove Anna’s Hummingbirds to spread across California—and transformed the birds ...

Beech trees often come in clusters, as the matriarch sprouts dense groves, producing nuts that are a nutritious staple of ...

The Nature Conservancy recommends changes to industrial practices that include accounting for sensitive areas when siting ...