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There's nothing more wondrous in a desert country than flowing water. But modern human activities have had stark effects on West Texas streams and creeks. Now, there's a new initiative to restore them.

Between the dinosaurs' extinction and the fauna we know today, mammals have gone through a dizzying array of changes.

The Colima warbler isn’t flashy — it’s mostly gray, with a yellow patch on its rear. And the Big Bend has long been known as the warbler’s only U.S. abode.

Kachina dolls are an iconic Indigenous art form. Their craftsmanship is striking, and non-Native people have long admired and sought to acquire them. But they’re just one element in an encompassing religious outlook.

Any team that can put together a four-game winning streak will become the next champions. Only two No. 1 seeds are alive in the tournament, and the highest-profile schools have already gone home.

After the rains, "rain bugs” or “Santa Claus bugs” appear, tiny velvety red plush cutie-pies. Even though they are called “bugs”, they are not insects at all, but arachnids, related to spiders.

The gray fox is a New World native. It ranges from southern Canada to northern South America. Fossils of the animal found in Arizona have been dated back…

After the rains, "rain bugs” or “Santa Claus bugs” appear, tiny velvety red plush cutie-pies. Even though they are called “bugs”, they are not insects at all, but arachnids, related to spiders.

Little piles of dark earthworm castings sprinkle the soil after a rain. During dry spells earthworms wait, deep in the soil, encased in a shell made of their mucous and the dirt. After a rain, they feast on decaying organic material during the time of moisture and void the processed material, castings, on the surface.

A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase.