Spring and warmer months happen to be their favorite season when worker ants come out of their underground hibernation, and ...

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in ...

Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

In a nutshell Colorado’s 22.8 million acres of forests are now emitting more carbon than they absorb, primarily due to ...

Though sightings in Colorado are rare, these animals are crucial to the ecosystem as they help control populations of small ...

Sweet-faced and inquisitive, northern Minnesota’s pine martens (also known as American martens) rank among the state’s more ...

The recent blowdown in northern Minnesota caused major damage to state lands, as well as private forest lands. While landowners are not required to clean up downed trees and debris, the Department ...

The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other ...

The female will produce a clutch of 3 to 4 white eggs and will lay them directly on a layer of fresh wood chips at the bottom of the newly excavated nest cavity. Both birds will take turns incubating ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

An invasive bug species found at a Michigan airport marks just the third time the species has been intercepted in the United States, officials say. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the ...