When the snow settles, melts and refreezes, the sound-dampening quality of the snow will change. As the surface of the snow ...

Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and the fifth-largest city in the country. As Japan’s most northern island, Hokkaido boasts pristine wilderness, home to endangered Steller's sea eagle, brown ...

After reading about plants making sounds, I went outside and walked around to feel the snow under my feet and come back to reality. We got 5 inches of snow which, based on the 10:1 ratio of snow ...

This past weekend the landscape completely transformed - from rain-soaked and ice-covered bare earth to the clean slate of a fresh coat of snow ... Read more of her Nature News columns online ...