Nature

The Parks Division in Madison, Wisconsin, is employing a herd of goats to help clear away invasive species in a city park.

Kentucky is known as the land of horses, bourbon and bluegrass — and soon, it will be home to a whole lot of cicadas.

What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail.

Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May. Those changes are coming as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink the U.S. government. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they are dealing with staffing shortages...

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.

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

A building in Yonkers partially collapsed after it was smashed by a boulder. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports. 

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.

Most of the time, people don’t make a pilgrimage to see (and smell) something that smells like rotting meat. But this case is different.

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.

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.

It a worst nightmare for some: Giant venomous flying spiders making their way up the East Coast, and they are expected to arrive in New York and New Jersey this summer.