On a walk through Bannister Park in Fair Oaks, Jim Adams says it’s easy to find all kinds of mushrooms. Rainfall early in the fall created perfect damp and cold conditions for them to grow.

During the summer months, the voles are largely solitary. However, throughout the long, harsh winters, they form small ...

The secret to its rapid transit is in its chemistry. Ethanol, to give booze its proper name, is a tiny, agile molecule. It ...

A Minnesota task force has been reviewing laws on foraging food and medicinal plants on state land and is expected to make recommendations to lawmakers early next year. The Sustainable ...

The warning comes after state health officials say at least 21 people appeared to be recently poisoned by death cap mushrooms ...

As cities grow and natural habitats shrink, urban wildlife must adapt to rapidly changing environments. A new study published ...

For years, a small set of foot bones from Ethiopia sat at the center of a quiet puzzle, so scientists kept circling back to ...

Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses? The famous question, though implausible, reflects a ...

The Sunshine State’s warm winter temperatures keep the bees active, allowing them to continue to forage. So-called “migratory beekeepers” rely on this three-month sojourn to build up their colonies’ ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

Ruby the sea otter's 10-year odyssey along the West Coast began as a 1-day-old pup, when someone spotted the abandoned ...