The piping plover may have a new predator to worry about – the common grackle, which has been photographed for the first time eating eggs in a nest of the endangered migratory bird. “This behavior ...

The piping plover may have a new predator to worry about, the common grackle, which has been photographed for the first time eating eggs in a nest of the endangered migratory bird. “This behavior adds ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

(Photo courtesy of IRBS) Name a fish in one of the Illinois river systems and Kevin Irons has studied it and – at least in the past two dozen or so years, shaken his head at it. Invasive carp were a ...

Because genes are heritable, these beneficial mutations become more common over generations. Mutations, in Coulson’s view, drive life forward despite the risks. Yet he reminds readers that no species ...

Mollyfish have been popular among aquarium enthusiasts for many generations. These fish are known for their low-maintenance care requirements and wide selection of possible species. Neon Tetras are ...

A new human species, Homo juluensis, has been proposed based on fossils from eastern Asia, dating back 300,000 to 50,000 years ago, possibly including the Denisovans. This research uses a novel method ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Oregon guard Jadrian Tracey (2) and Illinois guard Tre White (22) go for a rebound during the first half of ...

“I wouldn’t say it’s a common bird, but it’s definitely ... according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The species’ population declined in the middle of the 19th century due ...

In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter ... between it and the stargazing darter, a species that inhabits western tributaries of the Mississippi River from northern ...

Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish. By Jason Nark For such a tiny fish ...