No sooner do the leaves on Britain’s trees turn from tired green to a multitude of reds and oranges, than winds blow the branches bare. In some exposed places it happened almost overnight; in more ...

IF you’re looking for a wintery walk that gives you the perfect opportunity to enjoy the slow waking of spring with plenty of bare trees for bird spotting, is adaptable for little legs and big legs ...

The idea of touring a rural swamp may not exactly have the ring of a day at the beach or a woodland hike, but a site nearby ...

While it would be impossible to describe all of Vermont — or any state, for that matter — in just one word or phrase, there ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• When I was a kid, my dad and grandpa ...

Migratory waterbirds are great examples – hundreds of thousands of wading birds throng to our coastal wetlands – estuaries, mudflats, lagoons and saltmarshes. Most arrive in late summer or autumn, and ...

The purple glowing building attached to the eastern side of the Integrated Science Center is Concordia’s very own greenhouse.

Ferry Beach State Park. Surf’s up, and so is the fun! Ferry Beach’s sparkling waters and golden sands are like nature’s own theme park, minus the overpriced cotton candy. Photo Credit: Dean Langsam ...

WASHINGTON — Before President Trump and Republicans in Congress can enact much of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some unfinished business — completing work on the current ...

Experts regard the 300-square-mile Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota as one of the world’s most interesting natural places. Home to more than 3,600 documented plant and animal species, it’s ...

Jan. 27—LEWISTON — Authorities said Monday they had not yet identified the human remains discovered in a bog Saturday afternoon. They provided no other information about the discovery.