A new exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul is putting skin under the spotlight. It's a deep dive into what lies on the surface and far beneath, according to Caillean Kapoor, the ...

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Are you watching Donald Trump?' grabbed the headlines, but golfers and spectators at Bethpage leaned on songs developed on the terraces ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a ...

The Portland Press Herald spoke to two dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine's natural world.

I have numbness and painful pins and needles in my hands and am waiting to be seen by a consultant to check for carpal tunnel. But as it affects both hands, could it stem from a common neural point?

Northern Stage’s production of the critically acclaimed musical captures the true story of a small-town safe haven in the wake of 9/11.

A cross a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...

Whether it’s the tiny tardigrade defying the void of space or the wood frog rising from frozen state, these creatures remind us of the remarkable ways life finds to persist. Here are seven examples.

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play important roles in the world.

Here are the 12 best movies based on video games. Movies don't usually get video games right, but when they do, they really do. Here's our list. Video games have been a popular form of entertainment ...