American bison, commonly known as buffalo, once thundered across the prairies of North America — until 1889, when they were ...

An estimated 30 million bison dominated the Great Plains by the time Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in the 15th century. Three hundred years later, the westward expansion of European ...

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

When Lisa Tallman transformed her Pennsylvania suburban yard five years ago, she wasn’t just gardening—she was time-traveling. By embracing centuries-old Native American planting techniques ...