Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...

Spring may still be a few days away on the calendar, but around central Indiana many of the first signs of the season are already appearing. After one of the warmest and wettest starts to March on ...

As an agriculturalist, outdoor enthusiast and biologist, my curiosity and anticipation are always stirred by changing seasons. Perhaps it’s a sign of advancing years, but I’ve noticed that I’m ...

Indoor seed starting season is fast approaching, so be sure to have your supplies ready. CONTRIBUTED Indoor seed starting season is fast approaching, so be sure to have your supplies ready.

On an unseasonably hot day in mid-March, longtime conservation and wildlife advocate Beth Pratt was out counting butterflies around the Briceburg Visitor Center, where their breeding ground lines the ...

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

With milder weather arriving earlier across the UK, ecological experts say the first signs of spring are already beginning to appear — weeks earlier than many people might expect. ‘Spring doesn’t ...

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Many roses across Kansas are showing signs of winter injury this spring, leaving gardeners with discolored canes, dead ...