Doris Lin is an animal rights attorney and the Director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Animal Protection League of New Jersey. Her focuses as an expert writer include animal rights and ...

Pineapples were so sought-after in colonial times that people would rent them for a day to use as a party decoration. Yes, at one point in history, the pineapple was literally too expensive to eat.

Anna (Norris) Mitchell is a writer, editor, and photographer who loves capturing nature through her camera lens. Panellus stipticus is one of the brightest-glowing bioluminescent mushrooms on Earth.

Defense mechanisms are crucial to all animal life. Since animals in every biome must eat to survive, prey animals must constantly avoid being eaten. Animals employ adaptations that add to the chances ...

The elusive snow leopard was listed on the IUCN Red List as endangered in 1986. In 2017, its status changed to vulnerable—one step below endangered—and it remains there to this day. However, the IUCN ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Popular and distinctive, known for their kitten-like faces and ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Defining the characteristics of individual leaves is part of tree morphology, ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined ...

Indicator species are living organisms that tell us that something has changed or is going to change in their environment. They can be easily observed, and studying them is considered a cost-effective ...

It’s a natural fact that wind and water don’t respect national boundaries. One country’s pollution quickly can, and often does, become another country’s environmental and economic crisis. And because ...