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Maple Syrup, the Vermont Way
Drizzling your flapjacks with bona fide maple syrup tapped from northern hardwood forests provides a mouthwatering breakfast—and a boon to birds.
How Sweet It Is: Maple Syrup Recipes
Tasty ideas using tree-tapped maple syrup.
Video: The Art of Okeechobee
Katherine Wolkoff on how she captured the stunning waterway.
Unlocking Migration's Secrets
For centuries the study of bird migration has been riddled with mystery and unanswered questions: Where do birds go in winter? How far do they fly? Can they navigate a hurricane? Scientists are tapping new technologies to find
The Staying Power of Snapping Turtles
Sure, snapping turtles are sometimes irascible and always prehistoric-looking. But these relics, which have been around for 90 million years, are the ultimate survivors.
Everglades Pythons Exhibit New Behaviors
Despite new regulations, snakes in Florida continue to cause destruction.
How Has Fukushima's Nuclear Disaster Affected the Environment?
A year after Japan’s nuclear meltdown, scientists are investigating the effects of radiation exposure on birds, other wildlife, and plants.