It started around 1 a.m. My son, Liam, was 14 months old, and the noises coming from his room didn't seem completely human: There was a sort of honking bark followed by a whistle-y kind of breathing.

The Mary Ann Furnace Trail is a moderate 3.5-mile loop that takes you through dense forests and along portions of the lakeshore. Named after an iron furnace that operated in the area during the late ...

Sometimes the best treasures in Illinois aren’t found in Chicago’s glittering skyline or Springfield’s historic corridors. But tucked away where the Mississippi River carves ancient limestone cliffs ...

Atlanta will soon have the world's most famous frog added to the city's skyline, and CBS News Atlanta has a sneak peek at his ...

Red-eyed tree frogs rely on a unique blend of color and stillness to disappear into rainforest foliage. When resting, their ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose By Bronwyn Thompson December 16, 2025 The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside ...

Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are ...

For decades, a silent killer has slaughtered frogs and salamanders around the world by eating their skins alive. Now, a global team of 41 scientists has announced that the pathogen—which humans ...

The Western North Carolina Nature Center is leaping into the new year with some new animals. The WNC Nature Center has ...