Fire is a natural and necessary process in many of Washington’s landscapes. In ecosystems such as ponderosa pine forests and the shrubsteppe, periodic fires help recycle nutrients, stimulate new...
Fact-checked by Kenn Kaufman, field editor, Audubon magazine. North America is home to more than 20 species of birds that are mostly red or prominently feature red plumage, including the House...
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series exploring the various facets of the Sandhill Crane Migration in Central Nebraska, the $28 Million annual economic impact that the migration...
If Congress didn’t believe habitat destruction and degradation constitute ‘harm’ under the statute, why would it require permits and plans to offset habitat loss?
A tick disease researcher explains the risks and how she avoids bringing home ticks from both work and walking her dog in the woods. Lint rollers, tick checks and some types of chemicals play a role.
When you breathe in wildfire smoke, harmful particles can travel deep into your body.
There's a roughly 90% chance of this El Niño becoming the strongest in recorded history.
Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they’re hit again and again.
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
If you’ve ever witnessed a Pileated Woodpecker chiseling away at a tree trunk, you might have wondered if all that wood pecking was taking a toll on the tree. Pileated nest holes, after all, can...
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
When setting up for a beach day, I like to look for the most open area I can find, as do many other beachgoers. An ideal spot to sit has as few people as possible, no disturbances, no one running...