Discover nature this week with Missouri fish. Color is important to fish. It’s used for camouflage, mate selection and defense. While easily seen in tropical aquarium fish, our native fishes ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Josh Hartwig brings us the stories of river otters, luna moths, red buds, and other actors as they take center stage in nature’s theater.You can hear ...

Free parking on-site. The address is 500 W Sunshine St. Springfield, Missouri. Entrance of Dogwood Canyon and Nature Park. (WTOP/Briana Thomas) Here’s the epitome of an outdoor playground.

Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the ...

Illinois State guard Shannon Dowell is transferring to the Missouri Tigers to play in the Southeastern Conference. The jump from the Missouri Valley Conference to the SEC will require the guard to ...

Trove of potato genomes reveals genetic bottlenecks and past flirtations with wild varieties. Plus, scientists have used lasers to create the perception of a brand-new colour and physicists ...

Most papers published in the Nature journals are submitted to them directly. But because each Nature journal has to decline many papers of very high quality, an editor may suggest that a paper ...

on different topics of nature. An Egg-cellent Eggs event where participants learned about different types of nests for eggs and saw examples of eggs native to Missouri, like hummingbirds and geese.

There is a non-profit wildlife rescue organization in mid-Missouri called Jenny’s Wildlife Wonderland. Ashley Byrd talked to Jenny Romesburg, the director, about the increasing menagerie of ...

When was the last time something took your breath away that wasn’t your credit card bill or watching your favorite team blow a fourth-quarter lead? For Missouri nature lovers, the Mina Sauk Falls ...

Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High] Sunny. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching ...

Josh Hartwig, media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation and host of “Discover Nature” on KRCU, said morels grow within 24 to 48 hours, meaning a promising spot could be bare ...