Growing fruit trees can be rewarding; knowing why fruit doesn’t ripen helps ensure a healthy, abundant harvest. Poor pollination, pests, or lack of sunlight can keep fruit from developing fully, so ...

When temperatures drop, pests move indoors. Learn the 5 fall bugs most likely move into your house in autumn—and expert ways to get them out and keep them out.

The beloved “trash panda,” also known as the raccoon (Procyon lotor), can survive in just about any type of environment.

As summer fades and the crisp autumn air settles in, our gardens begin to wind down. But while most of the flowers may be ...

A woodpecker parent leans into the tree cavity to feed its chick, displaying the close bond between generations. The vivid colors and behavior highlight this species’ role in the forest ecosystem.

Beyond bats’ symbolism as creepy creatures at Halloween, San Mateo County is a year-round home to a number of species ...

Beyond bats’ symbolism as creepy creatures at Halloween, San Mateo County is a year-round home to a number of different ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or ...