Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Snakes are often perceived as ground-dwelling creatures that slither their way through life. However, some snake species defy ...

New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

Scientists studied flies to understand why insect populations are disappearing and how they adapt to temperature and climate ...

This research may help predict how climate change will impact insect distribution and behavior. Tiny cold-blooded animals ...

Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries ...

According to the National Park Service, over 80% of wildfires are started by humans and that's the case for the fire burning ...

With a higher fire risk, N.C. Forest Service officials are advising people to do no open burning at this time. This includes ...

Heading into hiking and camping season, an already lean Forest Service staff will be stretched even thinner in the Cascades ...