physical geography

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced a collaborative project to improve aquatic habitat in the Allegheny watershed. In partnership with the Kinz...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Before Hurricane Helene’s landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to alert emergency planners, ...

On the early afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 24, 1950, the bright autumn day began to take on a strange cast, as though night was arriving early. At first,...

Mother nature is gearing up to put on one of her most vibrant shows all year — the changing of the autumn leaves. Leaf peepers will want to get their ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pa...

PARKS: The story of Pennsylvania’s state parks has a little bit of everything, like a glacial lake bed, flood control dams and a place where the carp ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A bottle of water sampled from a lake or river can reveal what fish, amphibians, insects and bacteria are present, thanks to environ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nitrate, a common chemical compound that occurs naturally and is found in plants, water and soil, but it can break down into molecul...

As far as holiday weekends go this one will get off to a slow start, at least weather-wise. Today was expected to be mostly cloudy with a light breeze...

SAN FRANCISCO - Maddy Frey set out before sunrise to catch the low tide, scanning the darkened shoreline of Horseshoe Cove in Bodega Bay with a trowel...

RAPTORS: Ever wondered where to go to have a good chance of seeing eagles or osprey? Lucky for us, there are a lot of places along the Allegheny River...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Far off in the distance, we heard a rumbling boom. The sky was dark as we rode through the rolling hills of yellow grasslands, t...

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to improve stream habitat along 65 miles of streams in Highland, Ridg...

MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning sun. Bright yellow warblers...

The sun came out but the power stayed off in more than 100,000 homes and businesses across four states Saturday as Debby finally moved out of the U.S....

Potter, Cameron and Tioga counties were pummeled by the record-breaking remnants of Tropical Storm Debby Thursday night through midday Friday. Houses ...

HEAT: It’s certainly been warm outside lately, which had us sitting in front of a fan while we looked up some record temperatures around the nation. T...

Liquid manure from Greg Strayer’s beef farm in Cumberland County does not threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a 185,000-gallon stora...

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after they were caught in a rip current wh...

(TNS) — Summer 2024 has certainly started off strong with a multi-day heatwave settling over much of the Northeast. And while each year seems like the...