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Era photographer Wade Aiken, an avid birdwatcher with his girlfriend, Melinda Marconi, sent in a report of seeing a “life bird” over the weekend....

(TNS) — Biotech startup Imagine Pharma LLC is partnering with Cook MyoSite Inc. in O’Hara Township to isolate pancreatic cells for therapeutic uses, e...

Over the last year, Pennsylvania set out in earnest to meet federal goals for the electric vehicle transition. It’s been an expensive and complex proc...

This summer, volunteers trained at Moraine State Park to collect samples of potential algae blooms and assess erosion in streams in Allegheny County p...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more w...

(TNS) — Holiday parties have a distinctive sound. Glasses clinking. The jingle of seasonal music. Swells of laughter and periodic roars in conversatio...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As days shorten and temperatures drop in the temperate zones around the world, many woody plants begin physiological changes to cons...

ANIMALS: Does it seem like time spent with animals is more relaxing? Meditation and breathwork experts at Art of Living conducted research to identify...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — It would take a hard-hearted person — especially one who is pro-life — to look at the plight of Kate Cox with no sympathy wh...

PITTSBURGH — Whether a flock of the much-coveted evening grosbeaks or eastern bluebirds shows up at a feeder in Pine Township or in Murrysville, it’s ...

SPECIAL GIFT: We received a special request from Carol this week to re-run this ‘Round the Square: ”’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through...

Whether a flock of the much-coveted evening grosbeaks or eastern bluebirds shows up at a feeder in Pine Township or in Murrysville, it’s all about get...

ELDRED — Hero, an explosives detection specialist with the U.S. Army, now retired, was seriously injured during his fourth tour in Afghanistan in Augu...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means ...

Stream cleanups, nature-themed festivals, educational animated fish and outreach to local Jeep owners are among the strategies Community Conservation ...

The mighty Allegheny River is one of three up for consideration for Pennsylvania’s 2024 River of the Year. The river, which won in 1994 and 2017, star...

Hank has helped his human discover a love of the outdoors and hiking. Hank, a German shepherd, also is a hero. A service dog for an autistic Beaver Co...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jennifer Fetter, Penn State Extension water resources program leader, has been named director of the Center for Agricultural Conserv...

Representatives of the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) shared its final 2023 check station results. John McClintick of Lewis Run won the $500 r...

Animal-rights legislation being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would ban fur sales, horse-drawn carriages and the French delicacy foie gras in ...