Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your ...

From Kyoto, Japan, to Washington D.C., cherry blossoms are blooming earlier each year. Here's why the blooming times have ...

Examples of spring ephemerals include trout lilies, Virginia bluebells, trilliums, bloodroot, foamflowers, mayapples, and ...

When the sun goes down and the stars come out, most gardens fall into shadow. But some unique blooms come alive in the ...

Imagine setting out for a springtime stroll. Not here on Earth but on some distant planet — call it Novathis-458b — orbiting ...

Like many spring wildflowers, the beaked hazelnut and the speckled alder, will be gone soon, so now is the time to look for them.

The Language of Timing In nature, timing is not guesswork. Flowers do not bloom simply when they feel like it. They bloom because the conditions align—daylight lengthens, temperatures rise ...

Mother Nature is shaking off the throes of a long ... quickly followed by numerous other species — weeks before they bloom in central Ohio. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

You may have noticed some flowers beginning to bud and bloom this month. Usually, in the month of April in Central New York ...

The Saatchi Gallery is displaying over 500 works that have used nature as inspiration and even included floral material.

After a long winter, it is finally time for the beauty of wildflowers in Ohio. Here are places to visit in southern Ohio for the sights.