This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — While winter weather can mean ...

The wet spring and summer have been good months to find animal tracks in the soft ground, and there are several fun ways for hikers and families to see what types of animals are walking around their ...

Against a blanket of snow, a sudden flash of crimson: a cardinal flits from tree to tree, lands on the ground, picks at some fallen seed. Then, creeping along the border of a thicket, a hint of orange ...

Men are increasingly city dwellers. We can spend a few days' vacation on the other side of the world, or in the countryside 30 km from home... In both cases, there's a high probability that we'll be ...

The sounds of crunching snow and bird calls were all I heard as I began ascending the steep trail to the top of Indian Heights Park for a winter hike. While hiking in 11-degree weather isn’t ...