Bird eggs sport an amazing variety of sizes, colors, and shapes. Their colors could fill an artist’s palette, from robin's egg blue to a buffy pink, from purple to green.

Discover Nature with Missouri's fish fathers. Father’s Day comes around during a popular time of year for family fishing. And two of our more popular fish make pretty good fish fathers.

In this episode of 'Exposition: An Arts + Culture Podcast', we speak with Jim Hogg and James Linden Hogg, a father-son duo of musicians. James Linden Hogg is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, author, and historian who has won several awards, including induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2025.

In this episode of 'Exposition: An Arts + Culture Podcast', we speak with Jim Hogg and James Linden Hogg, a father-son duo of musicians. James Linden Hogg is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, author, and historian who has won several awards, including induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2025.

Illinois continues to rank above most states in child well-being, but education and health outcomes remain a concern, according to the new Kids Count Data Book. The report highlights declining reading and math proficiency and school enrollment, and rising child and teen death rates.

Discover nature this week with Missouri Hummingbirds. A “glittering fragment of the rainbow” is how an early American naturalist described the hummingbird. He must have been impressed with its shimmering green plumage and crimson throat feathers.

Discover nature this week with Missouri's caterpillars. The bright wings of butterflies catch your eyes, and many people notice. But few notice naturally drab caterpillars.

Discover nature this week with Missouri wrens. Wrens are among the smallest songbirds, yet they make their presence known in a big way. They are both loud and persistent singers.

A southwest Missouri rural school district is turning seven acres of unused campus land into a working school farm, giving students hands-on agricultural experience as small family farms continue disappearing across rural America.

All wildlife requires three elements to survive: food, water, and shelter. You can attract the greatest variety and amount of wildlife to your backyard by providing a variety of those sources.