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For much of the year, the Llano Estacado of Texas and eastern New Mexico appears to have no water that would sustain our great flocks of migrating birds.…

The Davis Mountains rise high above the hot, dry Chihuahuan Desert floor in far west Texas. In the mountains, steep canyons hold biological treasures -…

Many hikers have made the trek to the south rim in Big Bend National Park to enjoy the view across the Chisos Mountains into Mexico. But you'll be…

For thousands of years, people have used natural dyes to apply color to their skin, textiles, pottery, baskets and other items. Several plants and even an…

We divide our years according to changes we see in the weather, the amount of daylight we experience and numerous changes occurring in life within the…

The geology of the Big Bend Region is so complex that geologists come from all over the world to study it. There's the Solitario, a dome of magma that…

Spring has begun its long and anticipated approach after the winter solstice. Though the warmth may be lagging behind with each passing day there's more…

As a general rule, leaves are flattened, above-ground organs specialized for photosynthesis. There are tremendous variations of leaf shape and size, with…

Learning to vocalize is a surprisingly unusual ability in the animal world. How do young songbirds master their musical talents?

Some birds sing. Others twitter, tweet or trill. But the common nighthawk goes boom in the night. This noise isn’t all that sets nighthawks apart in the avian world. What else makes them unique?