To some, it may be common sense, but to others, they might think those leftover leaves are randomly piled together and stuck ...

Wildland fires have been a part of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems for millions of years, resulting from lightning strikes, volcanic eruptions, and spontaneous combustion. The plants and animals evolved ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Flyers now appear across the neighborhood warning about the squirrel attacks, as well as the potential injuries the animals ...

Patrick Galbraith rates ten of the UK's most interesting native animals on their elusiveness, speed and deliciousness, and reveals everything else you need to know about them.

Fat Bear Week, a March Madness-style contest that pits a dozen Alaskan brown bears against one another in single-elimination ...

In the Midwest, squirrels have emerged as a major cause of electrical outages, according to Garrett Klein of the Lincoln ...

Like all living things, trees have a limited life cycle, with phases of youth, maturity, and old age. In their prime, trees provide shade, coolness and environmental quality—as well as an undeniable ...

Mountain town intersections where every direction leads to something worth discovering and exploring. Photo credit: Indy beetle Black Mountain knows how to stretch your retirement dollars. This little ...

And instead of the thin, curved claws on the rest of the squirrel's fingers, their thumbs have smooth, flat nails. For hundreds of years, scientists have noticed that some rodents, including squirrels ...

The flow of money and prosperity has accelerated in the last decade, bringing to town more millionaires, multimillionaires and even billionaires. The paradox, of course, is that many households and ...