North Carolina’s largest county-wide scavenger hunt is back for its third year. The popular Pinecone Pathways program is ...

It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due to their nocturnal tendencies. Owls aren’t clamoring for a spot at feeders ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern ...

These trees were essential to the enslaved people’s labor, yet they also provided refuge and a path to escape,” Jones said.

Photographer Brian Kelley travels to every corner of state in search of the biggest, oldest, and most culturally or ...

When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor ...

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that ...

These canines “survived for a reason,” an expert told us. But what exactly is causing these rapid genetic transformations?

The eastern hellbender is one of only three giant salamanders on the planet,” said District 3 Commissioner Parker Sloan ...

Residents of western Haywood County and eastern Jackson County will have the chance to learn about the Spongy Moth ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

In December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot ...