Macon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to multiple reports of explosions on Dec. 28, in the 6500 block of West Rock ...

Backyard birding can be a wonderful winter pastime, but it’s important to do it safely — for your sake and the birds’.

In a recent study, Dr. Katelyn Bishop conducted a zooarchaeological and archival data reanalysis of macaws and parrots ...

Following the species' comeback, new pressures are converging on their wintering habitat along the Texas coast.

Claims that a Chinese man underwent surgery so that his severed hand could be grafted onto his leg in order to preserve the ...

Six-month-old babies show stress responses when viewing images of snakes and spiders, long before they could have learned ...

Each new year helps many state agencies earn revenue to conserve nature by selling wildlife calendars that also showcase ...

Tennis balls are incredibly versatile and can be used for so much more than just hitting them back and forth on the court.

The land that now comprises A.W. Marion State Park was once farmland, and hints of this agricultural heritage can still be spotted by observant visitors – old fence lines, the occasional foundation ...

Sometimes the best treasures in Illinois aren’t found in Chicago’s glittering skyline or Springfield’s historic corridors. But tucked away where the Mississippi River carves ancient limestone cliffs ...