Ready or not, winter is headed our way. The coldest and darkest season of the year runs from Dec. 21, through March 20, which leads to the inevitable question — what type of winter weather can we ...

You might have noticed the squirrels in your neighborhood seem a little on the heavy side this winter. Well, you are not imagining things. According to evolutionary ecologist Dr. Andrew G. ­McAdam, an ...

The East Mulberry Street acorn harvest continues, though the daily yield seems to be abating a bit. Still, the harvesters continue to chow down on the bounty and insist on planting red oak trees in ...

With writer Sue Pike away, this is a reprised edition of Nature News from August 2023. I put up my bird feeders last week and started thinking about what to do about the squirrels that usually take ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever lost your keys or phone in your own home? When it comes to finding things, squirrels may have a leg up on us. Diane in Red Wing emailed us wondering: How do squirrels ...