1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (579+ words) Every May and June, Monarch butterflies can be spotted fluttering throughout Kentucky as they take a much needed rest stop along their annual migration south. But biologists are worried that dwindling food supplies and other environmental factors at play in…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (509+ words) Hellbender salamanders used to be common in streams across Kentucky, but their numbers have been on the decline in recent years. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky tested a new way of detecting these amphibians…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (491+ words) A Murray State University biology professor has been credited with the discovery of a new species of parasitic fly. Neomintho beckersi " a long, black and brown insect that resembles a common house fly " is named for its founder, MSU researcher…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (312+ words) There's a special buzz around the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area every August, as hundreds of hummingbirds stop to fuel up on their way south for the winter. Scientists are using tiny fluttering birds' annual migratory pit stop…...