How to Save Bats as Wind Energy Expands
The number of wind turbines is expected to quadruple 2050. How do we keep bats from getting killed?
Wildlife
Trying to Keep Bats Flying in the Face of an Epidemic
White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats. Researchers are trying a novel way to control the fungus that causes it.
Everything You Need To Know About The Cicadas That Will Soon Swarm Southwest PA
It's about to get noisy. The latest brood of periodical cicadas is set to hit the region any day now.
UN Warns We’re Headed Toward A Mass Extinction of Wildlife
Nearly one million species could disappear due to human activity. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Elizabeth Kolbert helps us understand what we'll lose.
Field Trip Offers Look at Creatures of the Night
Vernal pools are easily overlooked by humans. But for frogs, salamanders and other animals, these temporary ponds are crucial for their existence.
Snot otter? Lasagna lizard? By Any Name, It’s Pa.’s Official Amphibian
In this moment of bi-partisan cooperation, the bill-signing involved a hellbender mascot and a box of salamander-shaped cookies.
The Fungus That’s Wiping Out Frogs and Salamanders
Pitt researchers are studying the Chytrid fungus that's causing catastrophic loss to frogs. It's been called an "amphibian apocalypse."
Birders Make the Best Friends
When you start out in birding, you get yourself a good pair of binoculars, a guide to birds, and some sturdy footwear. But something else you want to have is a mentor.
What We Know and Don’t Know About Insect Die-Offs
Recent headlines about insect die-offs aren't telling the whole picture.
Pollution is Changing the Diet of Songbirds
The acid mine drainage that has caused streams to turn orange is also killing off the aquatic insects that the Louisiana waterthrush eats.
