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Beginning Monday, Connect Transit buses in Bloomington-Normal will only stop at designated spots. Connect Transit General Manager Andrew Johnson says the…

Cooler temperatures sometimes dipping below freezing have prohibited Illinois agricultural producers from planting until they find warmer soil. The U.S.…

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.

The federal government is expected to pay $24 billion in farm subsidies this year. Critics, including quite a few farmers, say taxpayers shouldn't pay for corn or cotton surpluses. Instead, they say the funds should go toward things that benefit the public, such as cleaner water and a healthier environment.

A seemingly harmless insect has invaded an island in the Antarctic and, being non-native, is eating up the peat moss and changing the environment. The midges could also infest the Antarctic mainland.

Ari Daniel is a reporter for NPR's Science desk where he covers global health and development.

A rare mushroom that grows in the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest may offer protection from smallpox -- an infectious disease that security experts feel may be a biological weapon of choice for terrorists who wish to attack America.

Taiwan's Indigenous inhabitants speak an array of Austronesian languages. Efforts are underway to teach and preserve Indigenous languages after decades of allowing only Mandarin in schools.

California's drought has the state re-thinking who has the right to its water. A complex system dating back to the 19th century divides up the state's supplies.