As ornithologists studying the lives of grassland birds, our goal is to understand why so many species are quickly declining. But to do so, we need to look to one of their neighbors: the black-tailed ...

A newly reconstructed drainage system near Nelson Park is using native prairie grass and restored natural habitats to prevent the flooding that has repeatedly damaged ...

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. "Prairie dogs are on the ...

If you find yourself observing a prairie dog — either in the wild, or at a place like the Smithsonian’s National Zoo — you’ll probably notice first that prairie dogs aren’t dogs at all. They’re ...

The Rolling Stone honor builds on a landmark year for Prairie Organic Vodka, which was also named Best Vodka in America in ...

These rodents build towns, help the environment, and even talk about us. Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment.

The new arrivals were born around March 20, according to Boston's Franklin Park Zoo, but stayed below ground in their burrows until May Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined ...

Just before dawn, I let myself in through one of the cattle gates in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, an hour's drive north of Wichita, Kan. These fences, maintained by the National Park ...