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Unlike young children on a car ride chanting, "Are we there yet," zoo animals can’t tell you when they’re bored to tears. Some of them don’t even have tear ducts. It’s the job of zookeepers to make sure the animals in their care stay active — mentally as well as physically.

Industry demand for the "sustainable seafood" label, issued by the Marine Stewardship Council, is increasing. But some environmentalists fear fisheries are being certified despite evidence showing that the fish population is in trouble — or when there's not enough information to know the impact on the oceans.

The state’s Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday asked the Illinois attorney general to step in and force a mobile home park outside Heyworth to…

A Black sisterhood of hikers in Colorado now has chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and includes other sports. "Being around nature, it's like grounding yourself," a founder says. "That is vital."

The Grand Prairie Bird Alliance says it needs people who are willing to help address a housing shortage — not of houses for people, though. It's a dearth of purple martin dwelling space.

An artist. A teacher. An illustrator.Those were the three paths to an art career that Kendra Paitz heard about when she was growing up. Now that she’s the…

At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.

A great way to preserve genetic diversity of plants is with a seed bank.A seed bank is like a savings account for plants. Seeds are stored in a…

The wind has two faces. It can be a friend or it can be a bitter foe.First, the good news: Wind is useful for energy. Wind turbines all across the prairie…

The community's mayors have signed the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda. Town of Normal Mayor Chris Koos and Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner both…