Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why are moths attracted to light? – Gabriel H., ...

A Marin County park ranger was visiting her in-laws two weeks ago when she spotted a baby hummingbird hovering over a thistle in their backyard — or so she thought. When she stepped closer, she ...

There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...

Now's your chance to learn more about moths and bats. On Aug. 2 in Malta's Trafton Park at 8:30 p.m., moth expert Mat Seidensticker and Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologist Nicole Hussey will set up a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the recent heat wave subsided, curious minds of all ages gathered Saturday evening at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Livingston for an illuminating ...

Browntail moth caterpillars on oak leaves at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, Maine. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world.