I’ve given up on winter. It seems that nature around me has, too. This past rainy weekend, I ventured into a nearby marsh, wading through knee-high mud under cold, glowering skies that hinted of ...

Skunk cabbage has been used extensively as a medicinal plant by various Native American tribes (Photo by Judy Gallagher/CC BY-SA 3.0) Long Island life can be beautiful at any time of the year, ...

Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now. Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, gets its name from its distinctive skunklike scent, but that is not its only ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — What a difference a month can make. In March, we paid a visit to a little patch of bogland in York County. The reason? Skunk cabbage was sprouting. These plants, which thrive ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In early February, many in the Tri-State area are inside, away from the cold conditions that are normally seen. However, one native plant thrives in the winter months and it has a ...

Some people are mainly interested in large animals such as deer, elk or bears. These animals are called mega-fauna and are a very popular group of animals. Others are fascinated with birds – small, ...

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Though few plants would make good action videos on a nature show, that doesn’t mean plants are uninteresting. The carnivorous ones are certainly intriguing, whether they capture their prey, usually ...

I love the smell of skunk in early spring. That sulfur smell tells me that the snow is melting, the sun is rising higher into the sky, and soon a carpet of wildflowers will paint the forest floor in ...

Some people are mainly interested in large animals such as deer, elk or bears. These animals are called mega-fauna and are a very popular group of animals. Others are fascinated with birds – small, ...