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Calling All Citizen Scientists! Researchers Want You To Listen To The Eclipse

Many people are looking forward to what they’ll see during Monday’s total solar eclipse. But a scientist from Purdue University is encouraging eclipse…

Backyard Conservation, How to Make Rain Barrels, More at Summer Conservation Series Workshops

Local conservation enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a series of Summer Conservation Workshops this month and next. Sponsored by the Jackson Purchase…

EKU Researchers Lead Ongoing Study of Copperheads at Red River Gorge

A team of researchers at Eastern Kentucky University is leading an ongoing study of copperhead snakes in Red River Gorge. The goal is to learn more...

Fresh Air Weekend: Sarah Silverman; 'Bridge Of Spies'; 'The Living Bird'

Sarah Silverman opens up about depression and comedy. Critic John Powers reviews Bridge of Spies. Photographer Gerrit Vyn and writer Scott Weidensaul discuss some of the remarkable abilities of birds.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park on Aug. 5, 2022.

Flood-damaged Death Valley will reopen popular sites to the public

Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities. Officials cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.

This 1990 aerial file photo shows a section of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska that has patches of bare land where clear-cutting has occurred. The federal government plans to reinstate restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest.

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

New Zealand's produce bag ban will also include recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic.

New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery stores

The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bag are also included in the ban.

A woman was found dead on the Buttermilk Trail about eight miles outside of West Yellowstone, Mont., on Saturday. Investigators found grizzly bear tracks at the scene of what they believe was a bear encounter.

Woman found dead in apparent bear encounter outside of Yellowstone National Park

The woman's body was found about eight miles outside the town of West Yellowstone, Mont., a gateway community that borders Yellowstone National Park.

How beavers are helping restore wetlands and create buffers against wildfires

Some experts now see beavers — nature's helpers — as their dams can mitigate the effects of drought and wildfires.

This photo, provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, shows a Matschie's tree kangaroo joey that made its first appearance from its mother's pouch at New York's Bronx Zoo, last Thursday. The joey, born at the end of December, is the second of its species born at the Bronx Zoo and to this female since 2021.

Peekaboo! A baby tree kangaroo debuts at the Bronx Zoo

The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom's furry white pouch.

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