biology

Playtime isn’t just about playing. It is the way mammals discover and develop innate skills. With green sprouts emerging and spring weather taking hol...

Decades from now, when scholars are debating how the executive branch jumped the rails of any legislative accountability or rational rules, the new Bi...

Sometimes, I’m even surprised how much I enjoy fishing. There’s just something about it that’s soul soothing. Several streams in our area have large s...

AWESOME ENGINEERS. The dam builders have a day set aside in their honor, believe it or not. Yes, International Beaver Day really does exist. The day c...

In 1896, the body of a baby, wrapped in a bag, was fished out of London’s Thames river. An investigation led to the hanging of Amelia Dyer, a “baby fa...

SPRING: We’ve been remiss with the peepers reports this year, but we can attest they are out in full force. Joe Cucuzza made sure we didn’t miss letti...

The dreaded spotted lanternfly will soon return to menace anyone outdoors across most of the state, but there is still time to prepare for the rapidly...

MARIENVILLE — The 2nd annual Big Woods Hare Hunters of the Allegheny St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast was held in the Shamrock Room at the Kelly Hotel in h...

UNIVERSITY PARK — U.S. college students’ knowledge of bees focuses primarily on honey bees and pollination services, according to Penn State researche...

Bird watchers around the state are watching and waiting for the arrival of many species of flying friends right now, but one of the most watched for —...

Has it been five years already since I hunted in Africa? Does time really move that fast? I guess it does, but those incredible memories are still cle...

DUBOIS — The Maternal and Child Center at Penn Highlands DuBois now has a Substance Use Disorder Care Coordinator Program for Pregnant Women with Subs...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hoping outdoor recreation will bring a big payoff. During a Senate Appropriations...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza are spiking in Pennsylvania, contributing to one of the nation’s deadliest outbreaks...

HARRISBURG — Not every ruffed grouse across Pennsylvania is quite the same as the next. Some — though wild, undomesticated birds — might even be calle...

OLEAN, N.Y. — His photos, mostly of birds — and more particularly of American bald eagles — have delighted the greater Olean community and beyond for ...

Six counties, including Clearfield, have been added to Pennsylvania’s spotted lanternfly quarantine zone ahead of the 2023 spring hatch. With this add...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service announced Tuesday that they are accepting public comments on a proposal to demolish s...

DANVILLE (TNS) — On most days, Van Wagner has pine needles in his pockets and sawdust in his salt-and-pepper beard. He teaches his high school student...

RIDGWAY — The Big Maple Family Farm is hosting an Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The farm is a Pennsylvania Century family farm with four gene...