biology

I can see it coming already. I am an early decorator and my cats were extremely interested the day the larger nativity appeared under the TV table. Th...

For Ryan Rockefeller, a big game biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the days leading up to the opener of big ...

It’s late in the fall for State & Union to see or hear of our first woolly bear caterpillar, giving us, according to weather lore, a hint of how tough...

GOWANDA — For more than a decade, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has tried to control an invasive species that is sucking the life...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host Dr. John Androsavich, a 2007 graduate who will discuss the promise of biomedical re...

ELLICOTTVILLE — If you are interested in building meaningful relationships and expanding your knowledge of horticulture, consider becoming a Master Ga...

ALFRED — Alfred State students in Stephen Bauer’s virology class had the opportunity to interact with and ask questions of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Davi...

BRADFORD, Pa. — For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named one of the nation’s most environmentally respons...

They generally creep most people out — and bats are seen by many as a scary symbol with close association to vampires and the Halloween season. But ba...

For me, autumn is a time to reacquaint myself with our local birds. Local birds are the ones that nest here and remain here all year round even throug...

SOUTH VALLEY — The Western New York Land Conservancy officially opened its Janet Gallogly Allegany Wildlands property near Onoville on Thursday. The 1...

ALFRED — A 2019 article in Science reported the North American continent has lost approximately 3 billion birds since 1970, a 30% decline in bird popu...

Serendipity is the perfect name for a fairly new ornamental onion or Allium, and, of course, if you decide to grow it, it will be a serendipitous love...

BUFFALO — The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood and platelet shortage and asks the public to book a time to give as soon as ...

OLEAN — The Allegheny River Valley Aquarium Society will host its annual Tropical Fish, Aquatic Plants and Aquarium Supplies Auction on Sunday at the ...

MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. — Alan Johnson will admit there was a time when he didn’t know a job with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Re...

OLEAN — The Tri-County Arts Council, 110 W. State St., is putting together several arts classes. Here is the upcoming class schedule for the rest for ...

Know’st thou not at the fall of the leaf How the heart feels a languid grief Laid on it for a covering, And how sleep seems a goodly thing In Autumn a...