Missouri Army National Guardsmen patrol the top of a levee next to the flooding Mississippi River. Joe Raedle/Getty Images In his poem "The Dry Salvages," T.S. Eliot described the river as "a strong brown god," a powerful force that, while often patient and nurturing, fre...
Type locality: USA, Missouri, Columbia. Psychoda floridica Haseman, 1907: 324. Type locality: USA, Florida. Psychoda bengalensis Brunetti, 1908: 371. Type locality: India, Calcutta and Simla. Psychoda albimaculata Welch, 1912: 411. Type locality: USA, Illinois. Psychoda dakotensis Dyar, ...
Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans.
Flaherty pointed to the “feral 25 year olds” who are behind the campaign’s social media, noting that they “drive the strategy because they’re native to the platform.” He also said that having people who have worked with Harris for a while and know her voice helps with the...
5 Things to Know About Iowa Before the GOP Caucuses How Did South Carolina Perform in the 2023 Best States Rankings? South Carolina ranked near the bottom (No. 42) in the most recentBest Statesanalysis, which measures how well states are performing for their citizens. The state performed the...
Those are some long highways. for sure. But there's one highway in Minnesota that's even longer than those:U.S. 59 just north of Marshall, Minnesota (Google Street View)US-59. It runs nearly 425 miles from just south of Worthington, a little east of Bigelow all the way north to ou...
Of all the trees in your yard, the oak is practically a small habitat all by itself. So many creatures of all varieties depend on the mighty oak to provide it shelter, or food, or sometimes even both. We've all seen the giant squirrel nests up in the top, presumably chock full of ...
gather around a remote central Australian watering hole. While Americans recognize the bird as a household parakeet, budgies are native to Australia and easily the most popular bird there. The nomadic species often dwells among small flocks but can also be seen as they are here in giant flocks...
The Osage orange tree is not native to Missouri. Instead, it originates from southern Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and areas of east Texas. The tree came to grow in all parts of those states, but it was first found near Osage Native American settlements. ...