Nature and the Environment

Bayousphere

“Lizards & Snakes: Alive!”

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates

Dance of the Penguin

That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it

Image of the Week

Baby giraffe

Hog Wild

Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.

Bees on a Plane!!

Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.

More Gore!

Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.

No Cracker Required

Zydeco Louisiana Diner

Glorious Sea

Brosnan's narration can't mar Deep Blue's gorgeous ocean footage

Miracle on Ice

The life of the emperor penguin isn't easy, but it might make yours seem better

Animal Crackers

Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

Best Crawfish

Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

Best Place to Be Glad You're Alive

Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

Best Place to Watch Wildlife in the Urban Jungle

Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

Best Plants

Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

Ruffled Feathers

The Audubon Society wants some killer birds to stay off its land

Fed Up

League City neighbors go to war against rogue coyotes

Wild Kingdom

The furries are fighting like animals, just for a little respect

Shooting Bambi's Mom

A gourmet environmentalist shares his favorite venison recipes

Best Zoo Animal

Gunther's dik-dik

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Gunther's dik-dik

Best Scuba Instructor

Robert "Scuba Bob" Knapick

Earth Quake Day

CEC splits from an increasingly commercial fest

Under The Volcano

Crown Central Petroleum spews, sputters and flares up. Neighbors of the plant view it uneasily, never quite sure when it's going to blow.

Do Little Indeed

Who needs a plot when you have Eddie Murphy talking to the animals?

Red Light, Green Light

With billboards of windmills promising gentle, nonpolluting energy, Green Mountain offers Texans a new power avenue. Will they take it? Should they?

The Great EscApe

In two decades, Wally Swett's sanctuary has become a place of peace for primates - it's the humans that have him going bananas

The Sky's the Limit

Stop wheezing and cheer up. A front group finds a bright spin on our brown air.

Smoke and Mirrors

As part of the Bush legacy, a special law can hide polluting industries

Best Bird-Watching

Barker Reservoir, Highway 6 at Briar Forest

Babe's Bad Night

Feral hogs are on the increase. And so are those who hunt them.

Lights Out

Fireflies are dissapearing from the night sky

Elephant Walk

Montgomery County tries to ride herd on its exotic pets

News of the Weird

Montgomery County tries to ride herd on its exotic pets

Dish

Can't Buy Love -- or Armadillo

Local Control

Will the state be able to continue to review environmentally sensitive projects, or will it cede power to the feds?

Hot Plate

Will the state be able to continue to review environmentally sensitive projects, or will it cede power to the feds?

Loving Lop Seeks Carrots and Commitment

Will the state be able to continue to review environmentally sensitive projects, or will it cede power to the feds?

Enron's Earth (Day) Quakes

Will the state be able to continue to review environmentally sensitive projects, or will it cede power to the feds?

Blowing Smoke

Government and civic boosters know the way to clean up the air in polluted southeast communities: add another chemical plant

Fantastic Antics

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Trunk Show

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Hot Plate

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Dish

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Bless the Beasts and Kids

A Bug's Life brings out the best of Pixar's new breed

Poop Happens

An apartment complex loses the battle against guano

The Last Conqueror

Cecil Hopper subdues the wilderness -- then enshrines it in his museum

Mall Rat

Cecil Hopper subdues the wilderness -- then enshrines it in his museum

The Airport That Wouldn't Die

Last fall, environmentalists thought they'd finally put a stake through the heart of the West Side Airport. But the mayoral race seems to have given it a new lease on life.

Slaying Mantis

Last fall, environmentalists thought they'd finally put a stake through the heart of the West Side Airport. But the mayoral race seems to have given it a new lease on life.