Wildlife

Meet Spike, the Toughest Tortoise in Texas

After surviving a fire, the National Butterfly Center's most unexpected resident will receive a prosthetic shell this summer

By Christopher Collins

March 19, 2024

Where the Wild Things Are at Pecan Springs Karst Preserve

By Robyn Ross

September 22, 2023

The silhouette of a person next to a large telescope under the stars

A Trip Out West Offers a Glimpse at the Final Frontier

By Matt Adams

August 21, 2023

After Spring’s Mating Season, It’s Babies Gone Wild at Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

By Melissa Gaskill

August 16, 2023

Lunch Is Served at Lubbock’s Prairie Dog Town

By Christopher Collins

August 10, 2023

Shark Week Swims Into Texas Early

By Meadow Chase

July 12, 2023

Hiking

Braving the Narrows, One of Texas’ Most Mythic and Wild Oases

By Bobby Alemán

June 27, 2023

Meet the Grasshoppers Newly Named After Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker

By Asher Elbein

June 22, 2023

Hundreds of fireflies light up a dark field along a body of water

A Firefly Expert Illuminates the Insect’s Upcoming Season

By Asher Elbein

May 26, 2023

Open Road

Beekeeping for the End of the World

By Celia Bell

May 2, 2023

Nature

Bird Blinds Offer State Park Visitors and Migratory Birds a Tranquil Escape

By Melissa Gaskill

May 2, 2023

A woman and two young children look at the fish in an aquarium.

The Houston Zoo’s New Galápagos Islands Exhibit Enchants and Educates

By Layne Van Vranken

April 12, 2023

Mating Season Is Underway for Attwater Prairie Chickens. Just Don’t Call Them “Boomers.”

By Pam LeBlanc

March 29, 2023