UNIVERSITY PARK — The plot of “Finding Nemo,” a film that features an overprotective single father fish taking on dangers at sea to care for his son, may be more reflective of actual fish dad behavior than was previously known. A new study led by a scientist at Penn State found that baby ...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day’s prize catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark. He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of the ...
GOTHIC, Colo. — Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and ...
Although fall doesn’t officially arrive for a couple of weeks yet, we’re well within the month of September, so it’s reasonable to expect some pleasant weather during the coming weeks that we associate with early fall. With the departing of sweltering summer heat, it’s time to get ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is offering white-tailed deer hunters more opportunities to harvest antlerless deer this hunting season through participation by state forestlands and state parks in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer ...
MOUNT JEWITT – This week, one of Pennsylvania’s iconic fall destinations in the Pennsylvania Wilds — the Skywalk at Kinzua Bridge State Park — reopened for fall foliage viewing, giving visitors a chance to experience breathtaking views of the Kinzua Valley at peak leaf-peeping season. The Skywalk at Kinzua Bridge State Park offers visitors a unique opportunity to walk out and peer down for stunning views of the Kinzua Valley on a viaduct that was reimagined as a skywalk after being partially toppled by a tornado. For fall leaf viewing season, the Skywalk is now ...
