August’s full sturgeon moon is peaking this weekend, accompanied by meteor showers and shining planets. Here’s how to see the ...

In May, scientists excavated the fossils at Mazon Creek, which is about an hour's drive southwest of the city.

At the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, cabinets contain thousands of wood specimens, some of which ...

Within the last award cycle, six NSF CAREER Awards have been awarded to University faculty, which is a 46% success rate of ...

In the Boundary Waters, more than 100 lakes are considered impaired because of mercury levels that lead to limits on fish consumption.

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Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from the world above. Soft sponges peek through the soot of the seafloor. Somehow, this livestream of ...

Scientists have uncovered three distinct ecosystems from the Carboniferous Period in Illinois' Mazon Creek fossil site.

At Hanford Reach, the Steele family has bridged partisan divides for decades to ensure that this free-flowing stretch of the ...

Nick Hornicak of North Huntingdon digs dinosaurs, literally. The 24-year-old Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate ...

As part of its ongoing mission to promote community-based learning and environmental awareness among younger generations, ...

Just outside of Hermiston, a remarkable conservation success story has unfolded over 17 years thanks to David Johnson, an owl ...