More than just a culinary staple, this versatile herb thrives in tough conditions and quietly shields your garden from some ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the ...

Bats, screech owls and many other animals live in holes in dead or living trees, or overwinter nestled deep in the furrows of their bark.

It’s that time of year again when animals start preparing for the cold winter months, building nests and dens, and gathering ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local ...

That, Granatosky says, was part of the fun. The Chicago Rat Hole turned out to be a modern example of the same kind of trace ...

Chicago — the city of deep-dish pizza, world-class museums, the Bean and Sears (Willis) Tower — has had a new, unusual claim to fame: the Roscoe Village Rat Hole. However, a recent study found the ...

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The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped like a giant rat wasn't ...

Understanding which bulbs need to be planted in fall and which need to be dug in fall can be confusing, so let’s review.

When the sun lights up the sky and the summer season arrives in all its glory, the rattle of snakes is heard in the backyards around abodes. From March or April through October, snakes slither out ...

The “Drac Show,” hosted by the Progressive Student Union, took place during what was formerly UTA’s designated Pride Month.