St. Louis tick expert warns about the dangers of ticks and gives prevention tips
Tick-borne diseases are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What Really Repels Mosquitoes? These 6 Myths Could Be Why You’re Getting Bitten
Learn the surprising truths about the little skeeters so you can steer clear.
Gravois Park neighbors win key round in quest to seize St. Alexius
The neighborhood association says the shuttered hospital is a nuisance and want a judge to force them to clean it up.
St. Louis photographer’s work to appear in new Netflix documentary on Katrina
Stan Strembicki spent 15 years documenting the storm’s aftermath in New Orleans.
Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path
Eating fallen fruit—or “scrumping”—plays a bigger part in many apes’ diets than scientists realized
Why do cats hate water?
It’s a well-known fact that most cats despise getting wet. But why?
Segregation runs so deep in St. Louis, it may even affect squirrel DNA
New research suggests that the Delmar Divide, a socioeconomic and racial dividing line in St. Louis, not only separates people, it segregates wildlife.
Kill in the Name of AutoZone
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Patty Heyda’s “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.”
War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings.
I Just Learned Why Cats Like Concrete Slabs So Much, And It’s So… Cat
Why do cats like concrete slabs so much?