Preservation

The funding is part of $3 billion for ports nationwide to tackle climate change and air pollution.

Whether it be from damaging weather conditions, diseases, fungi or insect infestations, a sick or dying tree can be dangerous — and hard to spot.

The decision comes following weeks of record low rainfall, making the state abnormally dry.

As Sussex County grapples with rapid population growth, officials have purchased 165 acres of farmland to preserve the region's agricultural heritage.

WHYY’s Maiken Scott will moderate a discussion on ethnobotanical practices at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Thursday night.

The lightning bugs’ habitat is being threatened by development and climate change.

Red Clay Creek, which provides drinking water for residents in the Stanton area, had some of the highest PFAS levels detected.

Researchers say the study is one of the first to evaluate the specific causes of salty water within a smaller watershed.

The 9-0 vote came after a meeting that saw property owners express competing opinions about the nomination.

Too many deer are causing too much damage in New Jersey, officials say.

Longtime Mütter Museum forensic anthropologist Anna Dhody will continue her work analyzing historic samples, but now in a research institute of her own.

A carved stone was recently discovered in a Bucks County cave. It is evidence of movements by a Bucks County band of Revolutionary outlaws.

The endangered Atlantic sturgeon once thrived in the Philly region, but only 250 are left in the Delaware River. Advocates plan to sue under the Endangered Species Act.

Philly-area insurance officials break down three common misconceptions around financial protection from flood damage.

This comes as the relatively new leadership grapples with how to approach their collection, which includes a lot of human remains.