If you look closely, some of those spring “puddles” are teaming with life this time of year. Vernal pools – seasonal pools classified as a unique type of wetland – fill with rain and thawing snow to ...

Spring is here, bringing with it rain, mud, bugs, birds, frogs, flowers and the joy of rediscovering long, leisurely hours outside. These new picture books capture the delight of unpredictable weather ...

FARGO — What's that I hear? The sounds of birds chirping and squirrels playing in the trees? The squelchy crunch of melting pebbles of semi-frozen snowy ice beneath sparkling new puddle boots means ...

Puddle or vernal pool? Take a closer look to find out. Vernal pools, Michigan’s fantastical temporary wetlands, are teeming with life. They’ve earned the nickname, “powerhouse puddles” from the state ...

As the new year arrived in 2016, my home city of Newcastle upon Tyne was briefly the centre of global attention – for a puddle. The Drummond Puddle, as it was grandly known, was a watery hazard placed ...

We do not generally get epic tornadoes, sandstorms or avalanches, but we may get splashed by a bus on the road Puddles, small and temporary pools of water typically formed by rainfall, hold a special ...

It’s official: Australians endured the coldest, wettest summer in at least five years thanks to La Niña, a climate phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean. Before we knew it, autumn rolled in bringing more ...