Discover nature this week with Missouri's grasshoppers. Did you know there’s an unofficial song of summer? And it comes from one insect: the grasshopper. Their calls are the elevator music of summer.

Discover Nature this week with red, white, and blue in Missouri. This week, in honor of Independence Day, we celebrate red, white, and blue in nature.

SEMO approves a $160.6M 2026-27 budget, braces for possible 10% state funding cut, and launches a “Fearlessly Forward” plan to expand required internships.

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.