Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly ...

A lyrical memoir in which Mahasweta Devi recalls her childhood in Tagore’s Santiniketan, bringing to life its people, values, ...

Thanks to the addition of Infinity Nikki's Itzaland region as part of the Terra's Call (2.0) seasonal update, there are ...

The research focused on Lasius neglectus, a species of garden ant. Unlike adult workers, which can leave the nest to die when ...

Winter is a great time for stargazing. Long dark nights are perfect for spying constellations, planets and even the odd satellite. But you can also find a satellite much closer to home. This one’s ...

A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead.

In the community garden plot tended by the Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn, students recently buzzed over the bee cocoons they were re-sheltering, saving them from predators. Known as mason ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Five blocks of Sheridan Road in Zion going north to Shiloh Boulevard were lined with zinnias last weekend before a right turn to the Zion Park District Bandshell, where scores of locally raised ...

The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It ...