Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...

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Dear Neil: Attached is a photo of my red oak tree. It has been yellow in color the past two years, and it is dying slowly now. I’ve tried tree fertilizer and iron, but to no avail. Now it’s turning ...

President Donald Trump has revived one of the most bizarre false claims from his first presidency and his 2024 campaign: an assertion that Americans are required to show identification to buy ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

Oaks trees are focal points of many home landscapes, parks, and green spaces throughout Wisconsin. Several species are native and can also be planted in landscapes. It is important to know ...

🎵 The Marsh Warbler is nature’s best mimic. This tiny bird sings using the voices of over 100 other species! Recorded in its natural wetland habitat, this rare performance shows why it’s one of the ...

This is the second in a series on Downtown trees. The first installment covers the other side of the street. The 100 block of East Franklin Street—like every other artefact of our moderately sedentary ...

A crocodile DNA study has revealed two previously unknown Crocodylus species in the Caribbean. The crocodiles live on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro, where they're threatened by human activities. When ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

For the vast majority of our planet’s history, there were no humans. Today, there are more than eight billion of us. Logically, then, there must have been a moment when Homo sapiens became a distinct ...