There are multiple black snake species, and some of these go after rodents and other critters for food, while others will ...

As signs of autumn begin to creep in, as leaves fall from the trees and as the air gets colder, millions of households usher ...

This week on The Pulse: tales of adventure in search of lost and elusive species, from the golden toad to India’s wild ...

Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company seeking to develop a renewable power project near the toad's only known ...

Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. Sixteen ...

Got a lot of old, cracked terracotta pots lying around your garden shed? Don't trash them. Go eco-friendly and make them useful in your yard once again.

I have written about my helpers who partner with me enabling me to keep gardening despite age-related issues. Other partners that I have are free and work independently. Healthy plants are the best ...

Before the hunky undead teens of Twilight, there were the hunky immortal brothers of Tuck Everlasting, the 1975 young adult novel by Natalie Babbitt. The popular book was adapted for the stage by Mark ...

Just when I thought my volunteer cherry tomato plant would continue to thrive into its second year, it became infested with spider mites and had to be removed. Last September, it had sprouted in the ...

Well, folks, it is getting to be that time. The exquisite weather that we have enjoyed for most of the past summer has made bird watching a real treat, but there is no guarantee that it will last ...