Inside the refuges and ranches that are helping bison reclaim their native ground

Millions of bison once shaped the Kansas prairie. As a keystone species—a species on which other species in an

Light, Texture, and Prairie Skies: Inside Sandzén’s Kansas Legacy

When Swedish immigrant and artist Sven Birger Sandzén arrived in central Kansas in 1894, he stepped into a world of sprawling

As monarch butterflies migrate through the United States, the Monarch Watch research program teaches Kansans how to conserve their declining populations

Kristen Baum, professor of ecology and

Illustration by Torren Thomas

Geneseo hosts an interplanetary party

For three years, Geneseo has hosted the Kansas UFO Day Festival, a celebration that draws on the area’s legends and historic

Photo Credit: Meg Kumin

An ancient sea and the life that thrived in it shaped the contour of the land we know

Kansas is known for a few things—wheat, beef, sunflowers, sports—not so much water,

Photography by Andrea LaRayne Etzel & Carter Gaskins

Quindaro was an abolitionist frontier city founded by Indigenous people and strengthened by those who escaped slavery—now, a new generation works

Photo by Nick Krug

Enhance your weekend getaway experience

If you’ve ever wished you could change your outlook on life by disappearing for a weekend or maybe a week—but not have to spend a bundle

Big-city ice rinks draw in the skaters during the winter season

For over two decades, the Kansas City Ice Center and Pavilion in Shawnee has been a destination ice rink for skaters of all skill

A Flint Hills ranch keeps a rougher version of polo alive

Photography by Jason Dailey\

Polo is one of the world’s oldest sports, believed to originate in the 6th century BCE among the nomadic tribes

When the government pulled the plug on Ed Dwight Jr.’s chance to become the nation’s first Black astronaut, the talented Kansas native refocused his life into becoming a barbecue entrepreneur, a