Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science ...

The arrival of March brings both people and nature out of their winter hiding spots. When the planet revolves and rotates ...

Nature in the Neighborhood Yes, I know, there’s still snow on the ground but Spring is rounding the bend and warmer temperatures and brighter days are coming. Nature in our neighborhood is waking up ...

The groundhogs have had their say, now it's time for the skunks. Skunk cabbages, that is. Another sign of spring in Ohio has ...

Since the 1800s, Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if ...

Though weather can be unpredictable—and at times, unfavorable—a spring escape out west offers one last slow-paced getaway before the summer surge.

NEWPORT NEWS — Gathered past sunset at Mariners’ Lake one cool Thursday evening, surrounded by the sounds of chirping crickets and a squawking blue heron, four nature lovers learned that time outdoors ...