Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

During the Spring and Fall migratory seasons, sparrows become significantly less capable of resisting temptation. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience investigated impulse control and sleep in White-crowned Sparrows during migratory and non-migratory seasons. During migratory periods,…[read further]

Scientists have discovered that certain types of trees, like beech and oak, that end up trying to grow in nutrient-poor forest soil will cultivate certain root microbes that create the food compounds the trees need to survive.

“In…[read further]

“Many people,” says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla, “feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know that there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of…[read further]

One would think that Missouri’s birds fly wherever they want. Research is showing that resident jays, woodpeckers and cardinals are not so free, however. They stick close to a home forest and avoid flying over large areas of clear space.…[read further]

Even though the park closed in 1993, Dogpatch (near Jasper, Arkansas), is still getting visitors. These visitors are from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

It seems the ADEQ is continuing to test the waters of Mill…[read further]

Homeowners should take a close look at just how much irrigation their lawns actually need, said a University of Missouri Extension turf scientist.

“Some studies show that the average homeowner applies 2.5 times the amount of water that…[read further]