1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1174+ words) Five decades after the original Earth Day, some Pennsylvania species are still at extreme risk. More than five decades later, experts warn of emerging toxins like PFAS and microplastics that can harm the environment and public health. Current threats from…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (571+ words) The latest baby African penguin, known only as 53, joins Oscar and Duffy as the latest additions to the aquarium's African penguin colony. The third African penguin, yet to be named, was born a week after Oscar and Duffy. His name…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1019+ words) While felines flourish, large dogs are facing longer stays and rising surrender rates. Cat adoptions are on the rise in the Garden State. The outlook is considerably worse for shelter dogs. (The Humane Society of Atlantic County/Facebook) Fueled by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (921+ words) Scarlet tanagers migrate to Pennsylvania's forests each year to breed before heading back to South America. Pennsylvania lawmakers want to designate scarlet tanagers as the state's official "migratory bird". (Courtesy of Meryl Lorenzo) New Jersey flaunts the bright yellow goldfinch…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (789+ words) On cold rainy nights, volunteers for the Heritage Conservancy in Bucks County help hundreds of frogs and salamanders cross busy roads to reach their breeding habitat. Flashlights in hand, the volunteers try to help these cold-blooded amphibians move quickly before…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (243+ words) We explore the inner lives of animals, from pain in lobsters to odd-couple friendships to empathy in baboons. Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) Bird Safe Philly has been working to lessen bird collisions for five years. Its budget just increased tenfold. Stephanie Egger installing Feather Friendly at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust with a volunteer in October 2023. (Bird Safe Philly) A small organization trying…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (983+ words) This Super Bowl Sunday, Eagles fans can put all of their eggs into the Puppy Bowl basket. (Warner Bros Discovery) Dreams of a back-to-back Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl berth have been crushed. Enter: conciliatory puppies. Tired of offensive coordinator Kevin…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (404+ words) After a dead'whale'was found on the bow of a container ship docked in New Jersey, authorities were working Tuesday to remove the carcass and determine the endangered animal's cause of death. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a New Jersey-based animal…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (544+ words) "He must really like Walmart," Lots of Love Farm owners wrote in a Facebook post. Rex the Wallaby had escaped from his Williamstown petting zoo. (Courtesy of Gavin Buniak) It's a happy ending for Rex, the wandering wallaby from Williamstown,…...