Hikers on the Konza Prairie may look up this summer and see something unusual in the air. K-State researchers are employing ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the ...

Cumulatively the drought map is showing signs of less stress in Plains each week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The Winter That Wasn’t: Drought Plagues the Plains, Plants Worries About 2021 Crop While weather this week is helping bring moisture to portions of the Plains, climatologists say you have to go ...

The 2023 Great Plants are shingle oak, “Tor” birchleaf Spirea, Korean pine, ‘Iron Butterfly’ ironweed and Blue Zinger sedge. Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria, is native to the Midwest.

Ethanol maker Green Plains Renewable Energy said Tuesday it agreed to acquire two ethanol plants from BioFuel Energy for about $101 million. The plants, located in Wood River, Neb. and Fairmont ...

From drought conditions to harsh freezes, Lubbock area trees and plants been through a lot the last few months, and could just need some more time, or perhaps a bit of hands-on help, to recover.

The impact of fire on the Northern Plains grasslands has become a hot issue of debate in the wake of the Pautre wildfire near Lemmon, S.D., earlier this spring.