The Outside Story shows how wildlife learns when spring has arrived due to the days lengthening with the season.

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...

March and April always blend together in my head. Around here, there’s still plenty of rain, but it feels a little more manageable as the green sprawls and the crocuses unfurl right before our eyes.

Spring may be closer than it feels - here are the natural clues you might be missing.

We are beginning to see the seasons shift and life return to Virginia, we want to see your first “Signs of Spring”. If you have pictures and videos of the foliage coming out to play after a long ...

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

Eric Brown explores the early signs of spring across the southern counties, from birds and butterflies to wildflowers ...