'Be worried, be very worried': Lines show chaos at Big Bend National Park
Hikers shared a video that showed a long line forming at Big Bend National Park following Trumps slash of the National Park Service.
Today on Texas Standard: Troops may return to Big Bend National Park
For the first time in nearly 30 years, active-duty military personnel could patrol Big Bend National Park. Talks between park leaders and the Department of Defense’s Northern Command are stirring concerns with locals and some onlookers.
Meet the 'Wooly Devil,' the new plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park
A new fuzzy plant species called the "Wooly Devil" has been discovered amongst the arid landscapes of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Texas park rangers discover new plant species at Big Bend National Park
A new plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park last year has a name. It's affectionately known as the "wooly devil."
New Species Alert: Previously Undiscovered Plant Found At Big Bend National Park
Meet the wooly devil, a newly discovered plant that was found in Big Bend National Park in Texas in 2024. But it's not just a new species of plant. It's an entirely new genus of daisy not previously documented.
New species of fuzzy sunflower found by national park volunteer
The team sequenced the plant’s DNA and compared it with other specimens in the California Academy of Sciences’ herbarium. The sequencing revealed that this small and fuzzy plant is both a new species within the sunflower group and distinct enough to be a completely new genus.
A new plant species, the 'wooly devil,' is discovered in Big Bend
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist.
New plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park after 50 years
A new plant species, Ovicula biradiata, has been discovered in Big Bend National Park, marking the first such discovery in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 yea
Big Bend National Park Staffers Discover Entirely New Plant Species
Spanning 801,165 acres and featuring a mix of riparian ecosystems, desert bajadas, and sky island woodlands, Big Bend National Park is a biodiversity treasure. Other cool finds here recently include the fossil of a new duck-billed dinosaur species ( Malefica deckerti) and the rediscovery of an oak ( Quercus tardifolia) once thought extinct.
New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas
A new plant species called the Wooly Devil has been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas, the National Park Service announced Monday.The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in March 2024,
New 'wooly' plant species discovered at Texas' Big Bend National Park
The small plant, officially named “Ovicula biradiata" and more affectionately called “wooly devil,” was first spotted in March 2024, sprinkled among
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The military might start patrolling Big Bend National Park for the first time in decades
Active-duty military personnel could return to patrol Big Bend National Park for the first time in nearly three decades, ...
Video captures significant rock slide in Utah’s Zion National Park that shuts down roadway
A video captured a major rock slide in Utah’s Zion National Park, forcing the closure of the scenic drive of the main canyon.