Heavy rain can push ants, rodents and other pests into your home. Experts explain why it happens and how to keep bugs and ...

A new study reveals some stunning estimates about how much the world's spiders eat annually: between 400 and 800 million tons of insects and other invertebrates. These eight-legged carnivores play an ...

Most lawn damage is caused by inadequate irrigation, dog urine, mowing too short, excessive pesticide or fertilizer use.

Arm-of-the-Sea Theater opens its 44th season with Waterfront Wednesdays in Saugerties, followed by the annual Esopus Creek Puppet Suite.

We often hear about glacier melting and predictions of what climate change could do. But very little is mentioned about the effects on ecosystems or the animals that call them home. To redress some of ...

This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to be in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the ...

A creature smaller than a grain of rice may be the fastest backflipper on Earth, which is exactly the kind of fact that makes me want to go outside, scoop up a handful of leaf litter, and look a ...

A snow flea. Photo licensed by Wikimedia Commons. If you tromp around in the woods during winter, especially on mild days, you may notice dark specks collecting in depressions in the snow. If you look ...

If your household is like mine (and many others in this country), you probably get frequent deliveries from Amazon or other online retailers. Chances are, your usual routine is to carry those packages ...