It’s time for this column to retire to the beach under a shaded umbrella (although we still harbor hopes of producing a book of our best columns).
Scientists have a different idea of the twilight zone. To them, it’s an area of the open ocean where most fish live – depths of 650 to 3,200 feet.
When snow telemetry sites, located in the mountains, report how much snow falls after a storm, they record the amount in inches and the snow water equivalent.
Polar bears and humans produce sebum. It's an oily substance that comes from our hair glands.
With temperatures dipping into single digits and below zero, it’s a good time for a reminder on how to safely dress for cold weather outings.
Fossils of snow leopards’ cousins have been found in Portugal, a European country on the Atlantic Coast, more than 5,500 miles distant from where they now live.
The Great Salt Lake provides a home for about 10 million migratory birds from 350 bird species. The waters also are home to brine shrimp.
First, tadpoles grow back legs, then front ones. Skin grows over the gills they use to breathe underwater. Their tails shrink and eventually disappear.
When it is ripe, the seeds are shot out a hole in the fruit. The juice inside shoots the seed pod out, with seeds sometimes traveling 10 to 20 feet.
Measuring only about 2- to 4-inches long, including their tail, the tiny shrews have reddish brown or grayish-brown fur, according to the Montana Field Guide.
Thanks to a rafting company’s email, I now realize — 30 years later — I was unknowingly developing resilience in my children as we faced challenges and used problem-solving skills.
Sustainable means to use a resource — whether that’s plants, water or trees in this case — in a way that doesn’t use it all up.
When relocated to Mount St. Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980, pocket gophers helped rebuild the environment.
The researchers are trying to understand why the turkey populations in Putnam County, Missouri, have fallen. They have several possible guesses.
I have a theory that we expand to fill whatever space we’re given when it comes to things like backpacks, suitcases, boats and vehicles.
Praying mantises have five eyes; they can see in 3D; they have only one ear and it’s between their hind legs.
One option for chopping big logs is to use a splitting maul. These long-handled tools have a much wider and heavier cutting head.Â
What’s scary about these big snakes is their ability to swallow other animals, including whole deer and alligators.
Raptors are birds with very good eyesight, claws (also called talons) and a hooked beak. They need all of these to capture the animals they eat, like mice and rabbits.
There are 21 National Wildlife Refuges in Montana. Across the nation there are more than 500 similar places dedicated to preserving water, land, the plants growing there and wildlife.
There are 21 National Wildlife Refuges in Montana. Across the nation there are more than 500 similar places dedicated to preserving water, land, the plants growing there and wildlife.
Scientists are seeing insect populations worldwide fall due to changes in the weather, loss of plants they rely on and poisons used to kill certain plants, called pesticides.
Different groups of killer whales, called pods, specialize in certain types of hunting and the type of food they prefer.
Everyday people helped create the map by providing information about bird sightings to eBird, a free online database used by birders to share information.Â
Turns out there’s a tiny creature, maybe an inch- or less long, called a possum shrimp that uses its senses to smell its way home.
The Australian tiger beetle can run up to 5.5 mph, equal to about 171 body lengths per second.
After a wildfire burns, it is easy to see the dead trees and grass, sometimes even animals are caught. But what’s going on beneath the surface?
Bony fish have rocks in their heads called otoliths.
Considering how tiny the threads are, spider silk is as strong as steel yet almost as stretchy as a rubber band, that’s a crazy combination.
With the camera, viewers can watch adults feed chick and maybe see it take flight. The chicks usually grow enough feathers to fly after about 100 days, called fledging.