biology

Monarch butterfly, get in line. Federal officials have acknowledged that the once ubiquitous orange-and-black visitor to backyards and gardens is a ca...

Next semester, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is launching a new environmental science major that will prepare students to take advantage of...

From time to time, we all hear words or phrases that are irritating to us. In my personal category of bad words are those that are formally defined as...

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — It's been a while since the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources had a specific biologist whose main focus is on upland bi...

As a kid and an adult, I have spent countless hours in the forests of Pennsylvania. Though a rattlesnake about three feet long once crawled across the...

AUSTIN — This weekend Sinnemahoning State Park is offering programs to get visitors outside and into the great outdoors, with a Saturday afternoon “Fl...

UNIVERSITY PARK – The grass is brown in central Pennsylvania. I don’t mind too much. I’d rather not mow. But we’re also seeing some trees starting to ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A new grant will enable Penn State Extension to help earthen-pond owners understand and manage aquatic plant and algae problems and ...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest began treating non-native invasive plants along Longhouse Scenic Drive, commonly known as Forest Road 262, on J...

CELORON, N.Y. — A virtual public information session about a collaborative pilot study to reduce the impact of harmful algal blooms in Chautauqua Lake...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A grant of more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation will support a researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultur...

BENEZETTE — The doors are open, the elk are roaming and safety measures are in place for anyone ready to make the drive to Benezette and enjoy one of ...

Positive virus case counts in Elk and Potter counties have risen slightly, according to data released Friday. The state health department indicated Po...

UNIVERSITY PARK — An eight-part webinar series developed by Penn State Extension aims to teach people all about bees, discussing topics as diverse as ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After a severe drought gripped the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. and Canada in the 1980s, populations of almost all dabbling du...

One additional case of COVID-19 has been added to McKean County’s count. According to the state Department of Health, this additional case is a confir...

She stood looking alert with her fawn standing nearby. What a sight! Chances were that there was another newborn in the vicinity as well. A couple of ...

Imagine a wolf standing watch over one of Kane’s busiest intersections. The Kane Historic Preservation Society and the McCleery Discovery Center hope ...

The latest book by St. Marys native and former Era city editor Rob Simbeck is a collection of the noted author’s outdoor writing. “The Southern Wildli...

UNIVERSITY PARK — By manipulating the expression of one gene, geneticists can induce a form of “stress memory” in plants that is inherited by some pro...