Researchers with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky are hoping to use devices normally meant to monitor earthquake activity to identify when tornadoes touch down.

There’s a special buzz around the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area every August, as hundreds of hummingbirds stop to fuel up on their way south for the winter. Scientists are using tiny fluttering birds’ annual migratory pit stop this summer as a chance to test an experimental tracking technology.

The time has come for an infamous flower bloom — rare enough to draw crowds — inside a greenhouse at Austin Peay State University.

Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science.

Even in the dying days of summer, many Kentuckians are facing high humidity and heat indexes. Some scientists say corn crops could be partially to blame.

Brain-computer interaction technology may sound like science fiction, but the University of Tennessee at Martin is hosting competitors in a worldwide hackathon competition focused on the field this weekend.

A geologist-turned-lawmaker is the driving force behind a bill that would change the Kentucky state rock, mineral and gemstone.

A federal district judge in Kentucky has ruled against a Biden administration policy requiring states come up with a plan to reduce tailpipe emissions.

Parts of Kentucky and Indiana are headed for a dark day, but they couldn’t be more excited. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross portions of both states in a rare celestial event. Millions of visitors will flock to the path of totality to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk.

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.