The mass of plants that comprise a salt marsh go through a life cycle, much as do the animals that live in it. That includes dying off. The grasses turn brown and decay over the winter.

Elephants have the ability to live up to 70 years. These mammals are known for their intelligence and strong social bonds.

An explosive crash between an oil tanker and a cargo ship in the North Sea could have huge consequences for ecologically and ...

The children explore the wetland, observing various plants and animals, including blackbirds, frogs, muskrats, and turtles. They learn about the ecosystem, the differences between fresh and saltwater ...

When I was a little girl, I fell in love with nature. We lived by the woods and a pond in Hyannis, and every night in spring ...

The copperhead and cottonmouth snake species are common to Alabama but how many more are there and what are their habitats?

Cape Fear Creek Week, set for March 17-22, invites local residents to connect with, care for and celebrate local waterways in ...

The currently unimproved trails offer about 12 miles in hiking opportunities throughout the land once reserved for fairways ...

Today, the rodents are also causing trouble along the Atlantic coast and in portions of California. While rodents aren’t a ...

Coastal Bend scientists Aaron Baxter and Adrien Hilmy explain how the lack of freshwater releases has raised salinity levels.

As they support a variety of plant and animal life, biologically they ... of which 23,444 are inland wetlands and 3,959 are coastal wetlands. According to the Directory of Asian Wetlands (1989 ...

There's now thought to be more than 100,000 saltwater crocs in the Top End — and quite a lot more croc poop. Crocodile excrement, like that of most animals, contains nitrogen and phosphorous ...