One of the simplest ways to bring a garden to life in winter is to welcome garden birds – and there's a surefire way to do ...

A gardening enthusiast has shared a remarkable video of an unexpected "helper" making himself at home in her garden. The proud homeowner, known as West Coast Plants on TikTok, was delighted to ...

Kings Canyon National Park, located in the Southern Sierra Nevada region of California, is generally visited for its massive ...

In the land of beach resorts and theme parks, there exists a humble BBQ sanctuary where smoke signals rise above Spanish moss-draped oaks, beckoning hungry pilgrims to what might be Florida’s most ...

A downy woodpecker taps away at a crabapple tree in Colorado. Lewis Geyer/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily ...

When winter arrives, you may notice more spiders indoors as they follow their food sources to the comfort and warmth of your home. Here's how to keep them out.

Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers' head-hammering moves. Plus, what makes one ant a queen and another a worker?

Don't be fooled by that soft-looking down and pretty faces – woodpeckers are tough, tree-pounding beasts who simultaneous harden their whole bodies like a hammer and grunt as they drill away with ...

It’s almost the month of December. I like the month of December for many reasons, especially because of the expectation for a ...

Tiny but mighty: Downy woodpeckers drill into trees with a force 20 to 30 times their body weight. Brown University How do downy woodpeckers—North America’s smallest woodpeckers—manage to drill holes ...

The Trump administration moved Thursday to challenge California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full weight of the Justice ...

Hidden beneath all their rum-pum-pumming, woodpeckers are quietly grunt-grunt-grunting. The birds exhale with each strike, much like a tennis pro groaning through a stroke. Elaborate coordination ...