Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

The California condor nearly went extinct, and remains imperiled by the threat of poisoning from lead ammunition.

Forever chemicals get their name because they resist breaking down, whether in well water or the environment. In the human ...

Nestled along the Illinois River in Marseilles, Illini State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you’ve been ...

For those interested in longer hikes, Stephens State Park connects to the Highlands Trail, a long-distance path that runs ...

Astronomical winter reaches its true midpoint on Feb. 3, as daylight gains begin to accelerate across the Northern Hemisphere ...

The supposedly meteorologically gifted rodent saw his shadow, suggesting several more weeks of winter. (Forecasters agreed, at least for this week.) ...

In the shadow of a bitterly cold winter, Punxsutawney Phil is set to tell us whether respite is on the way. Follow along here.

Staten Island has made a prediction. Did he see his shadow?

Recent arctic temperatures may have you cheering for Buckeye Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil not to see their shadows Monday, but ...

Tens of thousands of people are gathering for Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the ...