One lucky group spotted all five species of woodpeckers they could possibly hope to see on a January day: hairy, downy and ...

Diehard Comox Valley naturalists traded champagne and party hats for toques and binoculars before hitting the decks of the Salish Orca to search for seabirds this New Year’s Eve.

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Some animals living on Earth appear so unusual that they are often compared to aliens. Their shapes, movements, and behaviors challenge common ideas of what life should look like. Scientists explain ...

When astronauts returned from the moon, they all described the same thing — the smell of spent gunpowder. But there’s no ...

An Instagram post about the last two northern white rhinos references a scenario conservationists have warned us about for ...

The Van Eck Forest in northwestern California is home to iconic coast redwood trees, which store more above-ground carbon per ...

Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which ...

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I know for certain that at some point in my past, my ancestors revered holly. Ilex aquafolium, known variously as Common Holly or English Holly, is a plant of significance wherever it grows. Holly ...