biology

There is perhaps nothing quite as warm as the love and affection from a family pet, but is it possible that pets do more than bring joy to their owner...

RED HOUSE — Nearly everyone has seen fireflies in their backyards or in the fields in the summer months. Imagine a lot of fireflies firing up their la...

Some years ago a young man walked into the newsroom to fill out the form to have the birth of his girlfriend’s baby put in the paper. At the time, the...

OLEAN — City officials and those interested in neutering feral cats both said this week they want to move ahead on a trap-neuter-release program in th...

RED HOUSE — Two Erie County naturalists took their podcast to the 60th annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage in Allegany State Park this weekend. Bill Mic...

The West Valley nuclear waste facility in Cattaraugus County has housed radioactive and toxic waste for more than 50 years on a site that should never...

As spring turkey season begins today, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has completed a study into why there seem to be fewer turkeys...

Preliminary data from the 2017 deer harvest show more Southern Tier hunters appear to want to wait for an older buck. “The trend lately has been a lar...

ASHFORD HOLLOW — The West Valley Citizens Task Force met Wednesday to discuss draft comments on the next phase of cleanup at the West Valley Demonstra...

Mary Lu Wells, a master gardener volunteer with the Allegany County Cooperative Extension, writes: It is almost time for those woodland flowers, the s...

It may only seem that winter weather will never end. Possible snow showers during the day and well-below-freezing temperatures at night will be with u...

Earlier this year I visited a woman who was gravely ill. She lay in a hospital cot, its side rails elevated. Her room was comfortably warm. Sunlight c...

NEW YORK (AP) — Whether Royal, Charlie or Salem, Skyler, Justice or Oakley, unisex names for babies are on the rise among parents more willing than ev...

Flora and fauna enthusiasts may know that in order to attract native wildlife and insects to their property, they have to lure the creatures in with n...

WEST VALLEY — A familiar refrain was heard in West Valley Monday night. “Dig it up,” said Barbara Dyscant, an activist from Hinsdale. She was among sp...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today highlighted Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed Empire F...

New York state recorded its best walleye fishing on Lake Erie in 2017 in nearly 30 years, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservat...

Whitetail deer hunters throughout North America are mourning the passing of Charles J. Alsheimer, a well-known whitetail expert who was a prolific wri...