LAist senior editor Suzanne Levy recounts her life with a backyard fig tree and a squirrel with a sweet tooth.

The ground squirrel is an active rodent often found in grasslands, where it feeds on seeds, plants, and insects. Its constant foraging helps in seed dispersal and maintaining ecological balance in ...

Cheryl Kimball is a freelance writer who lives north of Rochester. Email her at [email protected].

Seems as though we were a little light on the unboxing boxes this week and someone actually asked me to send them something. Happy to do it though. or at least, happy to try. Other than that, the food ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging everyone to add squirrel to their diets. According ...

Ripe hickory nuts are plentiful this time of year, but the crop doesn't mature all at once. Nuts ripen in one section of ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that eating meat could slightly lower cancer-related death risk. Davide Illini/Stocksy United A new study has found no increased death risk from eating plant or ...

When my editor asked if I'd be willing to leave meat out of my diet for two weeks for a story, I jumped at the opportunity. I’m a former vegetarian, so I’ve had many meat-free periods in the past. But ...

In a twist of modern consumer psychology, we are now comfortable injecting synthetic substances into our faces, yet bristle at the thought of putting them in our mouths. The cosmetics industry is ...

Eating more meat could be beneficial for the body, a new study suggests. Recent research from Canada’s McMaster University revealed that animal-sourced foods are not linked to a higher risk of death.

Here's what doctors and experts say about the findings, and what they mean for your diet. It’s a confusing time to be a health-conscious eater. Everyone and their mother is telling you to load up on ...

The people who do the dirty work of killing and processing animals hold up our food system. Trump is putting them in danger. Workers prepare turkeys to be chilled in Orefield, Pennsylvania. President ...