Nature

Experts project trillions of cicadas will emerge in 2025, including one of the largest 17-year broods in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research the enormous sea creatures.

A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House. The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously supported the measure (HB 209), which sponsor John Snyder, R-Stuart, said seeks to prevent “unintended development within the state park system.” It came…

An Omaha nurse is debuting a first-of-its-kind flower that gives off a soft glow in the dark.

Yonkers firefighters responded to reports of a possible building collapse on Saw Mill River Road around 7 a.m. and found a large portion of the building had collapsed, officials said. The boulder — described as being 10 feet high and 10 feet wide — had become free, slid down the hill and hit the two-story building, according to the fire...

Researchers at Washington State University projected that honey bee colonies in the U.S. could decline by up to 70% this year. Honey bee colonies in the U.S. are projected to decline by up to 70% in 2025, entomologists at Washington State University said on Tuesday. The university said in a press release that in the past decade, honey bee colony losses have...

Florida’s citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.

A California boat captain captured video of the huge group off the coast of Monterey Bay.

The dolphin species were found beached on Australia’s island state of Tasmania Tuesday afternoon.

After a bipartisan uproar last year about a proposal dubbed the “Great Outdoors Initiative,” the Florida Senate is moving forward with a bill that would prevent building such things as golf courses, pickleball courts and hotel-style lodges in state parks.

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename Denali in Alaska as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he floated years ago that at that time saw strong pushback from state political leaders.

The latest number estimate only 12 million boxes of oranges will be prepared for the 2025 season.

Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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