At the start of March, Mercury and Venus lay in the west after sunset. Now both have passed between us and the Sun into the ...

The Safari series of Jamebrittenia plants reach about 12 inches tall with a spread of 2 feet. In the South, those numbers may ...

Seven planets aligned in the night sky on Friday, Feb. 28, viewable from Earth. A similar planetary alignment with six planets will occur on Aug. 29. The planets appear to align from Earth's ...

Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...

Last year was an eye-opening year for me when it came to Jamesbrittenia, a genus of plants with about 83 species mostly from South Africa, Sudan, and Egypt. James Britten, for whom the plant genus ...

A total eclipse of the Moon is the highlight of this month, visible across North and South America. Venus remains very bright and transitions from evening to morning late in the month. Mercury ...

The white-eared night heron is not a new bird for the experienced birder. Primarily found in southern China and northern ...

The Mayfield Village Recreation Department, as it does each year, has put together a schedule of events lasting from May ...

Transition is the name of the game in March. We move from astronomical winter to spring at the stroke of 4:01 a.m. CDT on March 20. Saturn, visible in the evening sky since last summer, is now too ...

Xie Fanglin (second from right) guides bird-watchers and photographers to spy night herons at a reservoir near Zhongxi village on March 20. CHEN LIANG/CHINA DAILY Last month, Carrie Ka-wai Ma ...

The world now faces record heatwaves, crop failures and ecosystem collapse – a much greater threat than the famines we faced ...

In a country blessed with picturesque landscapes, the dining experience takes on a new level when paired with breathtaking ...