Bee Watchers Needed

Kara HolsoppleMay 24, 2019

Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers.

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Former Minelands Get an Ecological Do-Over

Andy KubisMay 24, 2019

Replanting reclaimed mining sites with native trees is part of an effort to do mine reclamation right a second time around.

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How to Save Bats as Wind Energy Expands

Kara HolsoppleMay 17, 2019

The number of wind turbines is expected to quadruple 2050. How do we keep bats from getting killed?

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Trying to Keep Bats Flying in the Face of an Epidemic

Reid FrazierMay 17, 2019

White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats. Researchers are trying a novel way to control the fungus that causes it.

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Study: Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Increasing in Pennsylvania

Steph KraneMay 17, 2019

Looking at more than a century of tick samples, researchers say the reforesting of Pennsylvania has led to the increase of blacklegged ticks.

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Everything You Need To Know About The Cicadas That Will Soon Swarm Southwest PA

Amy SiskMay 16, 2019

It's about to get noisy. The latest brood of periodical cicadas is set to hit the region any day now.

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UN Warns We’re Headed Toward A Mass Extinction of Wildlife

Kara HolsoppleMay 10, 2019

Nearly one million species could disappear due to human activity. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Elizabeth Kolbert helps us understand what we'll lose.

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Burning the Forest to Protect One of its Most Threatened Visitors

Reid FrazierMay 10, 2019

Normally starting a blaze on public land is frowned upon by the Game Commission, but these fires could help save a warbler from extinction.

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Native Fungi Found to be Deadly to Invasive Pest in Pa

Rachel McDevittMay 10, 2019

A particular strain of the fungus may be killing spotted lanternflies. Researchers say there is a chance it could stabilize the population of the pest in the future

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Fish Species in Ohio River Have Substantially Increased Since ’60s, Study Finds

Brittany PattersonMay 10, 2019

Researchers looked at 60 years of fish survey and credit the Clean Water Act, less agriculture near the river and modified dams.

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