Nature

The world’s largest coral reef has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean by a National Geographic team near the Solomon Islands in October.

The process of changing leaf colors is often referred to as “fall foliage.” But what exactly happens scientifically to cause this change?

Connect with the quieter side of the season at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.

Birch Aquarium shared adorable video of the birds checking out their very own pumpkin house.

The nature-inspired designs feature wolves, bears, and other critters.

The National Park Service is paying homage to the incredible critters that do oodles for our world.

Plankton are the miniscule marvels of this interactive station at Birch Aquarium.

Coarsegold’s arachnid affair boasts charming moments and educational fun.

The world’s tallest peak is still growing, scientists say, thanks in part to the merger of two nearby river systems tens of thousands of years ago.

Snow visited June Lake, where nature is beginning to go gold ahead of autumn’s official arrival.

Excited to see the changing leaves this fall? There are a few ways to predict when they’ll begin changing– and how spectacular the autumn show will be.

Giant, yellow, non-native spiders that can travel through the air may be coming to the New York and New Jersey — if they’re not already here yet.

Keep your peepers peeled for bioluminescent plankton, as well as critters like birds and sea lions, on a Bioluminescence Night Cruise.

The 2024 cicada emergence is underway in Illinois. A rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada was spotted Friday at The Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago.

Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Border Bioblitz, more than 1,000 volunteers are recording as many species as possible in May. Botanist Sula Vanderplank says the endeavor started when the former Trump administration added hundreds of miles of border walls including through the biodiversity...

Grin and bear it: Wildlife photographer Johanna Turner shared the captivating photo of “Brown Happy Bear” on her nature-focused photography site.

The synchronized emergence of periodic cicadas is an evolutionary strategy. But some scientists think global warming could be affecting the insects’ cycles.

The hatching process may start at any time; parents Jackie and Shadow have co-incubated their three-egg clutch for over a month.

The celebrated bird stayed with her clutch of eggs during the recent snowstorm for “62 hours straight!!”

If good things do indeed come in threes, then fans of the world-famous Big Bear bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, had much to cheer about on the final day of January.