Seagulls live all over the world and are common in Illinois. Learn why these smart birds love water, parking lots, and leftover food.

The temperature are rising, and the season is changing. Get outside to explore spring with all your senses.

Sea otters are amazing ocean mammals related to river otters in North America. Learn how they float, use rocks as tools, stay warm with thick fur and how conservation helped bring them back from near extinction.

It's time to get crafty! Gather together your favorite craft supplies to create a tiny handheld habitat for your favorite creature.

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

We often see so many amazing things outside that we want to capture them with a photo. But if you are only ever looking up and out, you are missing out on some amazing views. Try looking down, way, way down. Not at the big things, but at the tiny, tiny parts of nature.

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.

Cooper's hawks are one of our many local hawk species. These fast, fierce birds are at home in our forests, where they are able to zip through the trees with ease.