For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Wondering about the weirdest animals in the world? We've listed the Top 31 here — including the axolotl, aye-aye, blobfish, ...

Deserts are often dismissed as empty wastelands of sand and sun, but these arid landscapes hide some of the most perplexing ...

On December 23, Russia’s main New Year tree was set up in the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square, fully decorated and ready for the holidays ...

Michigan sports eight species of maples (Acer spp.), with only one alien, Norway maple. Together, maples comprise about one ...

With only about 7,500 residents and not a single traffic light on the entire island, Molokaʻi offers a rare glimpse of Hawaii before mass tourism transformed much of the archipelago. The absence of ...

That’s Harris Beach State Park in Brookings, Oregon for you – the coastal jewel that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets. Let me tell you, folks, the Oregon coast is like that friend ...

The search for extraterrestrial life in this vast universe needs all hands on deck. A crowd-sourced project from UC Berkeley ...

In November, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided the restaurant that my brother owns in Oregon. With disgust, he told me, “I have to carry my passport because ICE is just looking for brown ...

In what is now approaching an honest-to-goodness tradition, below we've put together our list of the many games we're most ...

The mystery around these sorts of mushrooms illustrates the value in conserving and researching natural wonders like them.