The number of monarch butterflies that spent the winter in Mexico doubled this year ... butterflies during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on July 13, 2024.

Toward the end of January 2025, temperatures dropped. A serious deep freeze settled in. Earlier snowfall covered the ground of my Western New England town, and icy patches remained on side streets.

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Spring is a season of transition, but it never takes us on a direct path straight from winter to summer. Spring is notorious for teasing us and then leaving us as winter returns to deliver a few ...

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what ...

Neuroscientists have shown that experiencing nature can alleviate acute physical pain. Surprisingly, simply watching nature videos was enough to relieve pain. Using functional magnetic resonance ...

This winter, the vortex has actually been strong and stable for the most part, with rapid west-to-east winds keeping Arctic air confined to the Arctic. However, a sudden warming will buck that trend.