Poison ivy, oak and sumac all can create itchy rashes from urushiol. What you need to know before the rash starts.

Gerbils are small rodents that are kept as pets all over the world, although the species originates from Mongolia. Their full ...

But here, in Grasslands National Park, the invitation is the opposite. This is a place where you’re not only allowed, but ...

Concern some top eventers at Badminton were too thin or under-muscled may show how common overweight horses are, it has been proposed, as people are reminded that fitness can have many faces. In the ...

The latest project from the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association hopes to put a local lens on climate resilience.

New data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shows the size of the average tax refund received by taxpayers is up from a year ago. IRS data for the 2024 tax filing season through the week ...

Canola oil is also one of the healthiest oils to cook with because, among other things, it has the lowest saturated fat ...

A US-based biotech company has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more ...

CBS News data shows 35% of homes in the Sacramento region could be at "major risk" of wildfire in the next 30 years.

Lovebirds are a group of parrots that live on the African continent, with a single species living in Madagascar. These ...

A sweeping look at the vanishing American prairie and two crime novels set in Minnesota are this week’s offerings to our readers. “Sea of Grass”: by Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty (Random House, $32 ...