The more you know

Canada geese aren’t mean—they’re protective. Learn why goose encounters increase in spring and how to safely share space with these devoted parents.

Can you solve this fun nature riddle? Follow clues to discover a sneaky organism that can climb, grows berries and has leaves of three.

Not all deciduous trees seem know they are supposed to lose their leaves. These leaves that just can't seem to let go get the first part of the equation right. The green color fades, but that's where the process stops. Those leaves never seem to fall.

Any time of year is a good time to look for animal tracks, and they can actually tell us quite a bit about who left them.

Plants are clever in many ways! One of the most impressive and diverse adaptations is how they spread their seeds.

What purpose does our cold winter season serve? Do we really need winter? What does winter do for nature?  So many things.

Love is always in the air, but at this time of the year the love in the air may smell a lot like skunk. That's because we are right in the midst of mating season for striped skunks. And with mating season comes increased activity as male skunks search for female mates.

Animals that stay active during winter in cold climates rely on many adaptations to help them survive. For a select few, their winter survival strategies include a unique adaptation: turning white.