Bees are distinctive for their black and yellow coloring, but did you know some species are blue? The blue-banded bee is a ...

Take a leisurely look around the animal kingdom, and you will find some indisputable instances of play. There are plenty of viral videos that show baby elephants and bears rolling around in the mud ...

It seems like everyone is enthusiastically installing pollinator gardens these days. I love to see folks appreciating the nature around them, especially when it includes our invertebrate friends that ...

Creating a pollinator garden also means thinking about long-term care. Many common lawn and garden chemicals are linked to ...

It's a treat for pollinators like ladybugs and butterflies to visit your garden. While shrubs can lure them in, some plant ...

Here, the best "Would You Rather" questions to ask your friends, family, and complete strangers next time you're looking to ...

A winter landscape can seem stark and muted. But look carefully and you’ll find beauty: Curves of tree limbs and zig-zags of twigs that are hidden by foliage in warm seasons.

Leatherwood blooms as early as November, but typically January to March. Flowers usually appear before the leaves, making the ...

Safari Dusk has been chosen as Proven Winners' "Annual of the Year." It is an incredibly beautiful flower that you must put in your repertoire of component plants, if you will, for mixed containers ...

A Day for Gaza / Rewaa was killed by an Israeli bomb. Her absence has broken me in ways I still cannot describe. Asmaa Dwaima This piece is part of A Day for Gaza, an initiative in which The Nation ...

Exploring how Indian grind culture reshapes American schools, revealing tensions, resegregation, and the urgent need for ...

Explore a little-known Pennsylvania arboretum where a treetop canopy walk lets visitors stroll above the trees for a truly unique experience.