Nature

Every fall, West Texans look to the skies for one of nature’s most remarkable journeys: the migration of the monarch butterfly. But monarch butterfly populations are declining due to threats like habitat loss, herbicide use and climate change.

Lubbock Lake Landmark is a snapshot of the land before settlement, preserving archeological evidence of early-human life and the natural history of the region’s plants and animals. Through its discoveries, education, and conservation, staff with the Landmark have reintroduced native wildlife driven out of the area, and continue to explore possibilities for the land and for those who love it.

Americans are losing their starry views to light pollution. But some communities are make lighting decisions to help preserve night skies – while benefiting wildlife and human health.

A new study out of the UT-Arlington shows we not only benefit in similar ways from watching nature livestreams as we do to interacting with nature in real life but we also go on to engage better with our own species.

The proposal would have let landowners donate land to the refuge.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is withdrawing previous plans allowing the expansion of the oldest wildlife refuge in Texas. KTTZ’s Brad Burt reports on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge and the decision. For the third week in a row, Texas has reported no new measles cases with the West Texas outbreak.

Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC's tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites.

Republican politicians and an interest group have sown fear over a voluntary process.

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist.

Texas lawmakers are weighing whether the law was properly applied in convicting death row inmate Robert Roberson, whose execution was blocked last week. Texas Parks and Wildlife’s annual Pollinator BioBlitz continues through October 27, celebrating the fall migration of monarch butterflies and bringing awareness to all that pollinators do for Texas.