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The John Wesley Powell Audubon Society participated in last month's 119th annual Christmas Bird Count.Audubon society member and ISU Associate Professor…

MIKE McCURDY: This is Sound Ideas. I’m Mike McCurdy in the studio with Kevin Bersett, editor of ISU’s Redbird Scholar Magazine and the Ask An Expert…

Inside the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state, acoustics experts have attempted to preserve a location free of human-made noise. They call it One Square Inch of Silence.

WGLT will broadcast several specials throughout February to mark Black History Month, in addition to local reporting from the WGLT newsroom. Here’s what’s planned.

There are lots of benefits to spending time in nature. NPR's Life Kit provides some help to getting outside.

Research has found that getting out into nature can lead to better health and boost your mood. There are ways to get comfortable with being outside. (This story first aired on ATC on April 23, 2022.)

On today's episode, Normal mayor Chris Koos discusses the town's budget and other issues, Heyworth teacher Katie Bruemmer is a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year, plus Illinois' new Director of the Department of Natural Resources discusses how climate change impacts the agency's work.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, March 25. You'll hear about a new bill that makes discrimination against natural hairstyles illegal in the workplace. Plus, a Bloomington-Normal pediatrician tells parents what they can do if Daylight Saving Time becomes permanent in 2023.

Your daily light exposure impacts your health. A new study finds that too much light at night and not enough natural light during the day can be harmful. This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 4, 2024.

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.