A walk in the park turned out to be more about science and nature than about swings and skateboards. Naturalists and citizen scientists gathered on April 17 for Bioblitz, the annual weekend dedicated to recording as many species as possible in a designated place and time. BREC’s fifth Bioblitz took …

Mint Images / Getty My child loves anecdotes. He can’t get enough of the fun science facts and interesting details about the things he loves. One morning he turned around, opened his eyes and said, “Mom, did you know that giant squid has eyeballs that can grow as big as …

The Town of North Hempstead is encouraging residents to participate in data collection for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project and the Empire State Native Pollinator Survey. This spring, pollinators like bees begin to emerge from the overwintering and monarch butterflies will soon be migrating to Long Island, meaning the City …