Tis the season: for sniffles, but before you blame the holiday gathering at grandma's for your coughing, sneezy misery, look ...

Researchers are studying the structure of allergenic proteins to develop new treatments for cedar allergies, which can cause ...

It was a cold and windy morning; even so, seven intrepid souls arrived at the edge of Sachem Pond (19 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

The current issue of Audubon Magazine points out that 2018 marks the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act — created by ...

When I became serious about birding in the 1990s, I wasn’t thinking about milestone birds. Then they started creeping up. The ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — At a Cedar Rapids church, the 125-year-old hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became a political touchstone Saturday as three Democratic candidates for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat each ...

CEDAR FALLS — Cedar Falls Public Safety officers were dispatched to an address in the 1900 block of Four Winds Drive Saturday on a report of an unresponsive male at the residence. Officers found the ...

There is little songbird singing during these days of late summer. A few persist, like red-eyed vireos, indigo buntings and wood peewees, continuing with their songs and calls. Songs were prevalent ...

The August doldrums are upon us. Nests are empty, flowers are going to seed and insects buzz. But then, zucchinis run rampant; tomatoes are finally turning red and sweet corn overflows the road stands ...

The elegant bandit bird is a joy to see. The berry-loving flock of cedar waxwings that have visited the trees in the parking lot of my workplace for the 10 years I have worked there were back this ...

Fireworks explode in the sky during the Fireworks and Fireflies event at Lowe Park in Marion on July 3. During the event, there was live music, food vendors, petting zoo, face painting and inflatables ...

Ashlee Roberts, a Michigan mom, has been getting prank calls from Cedar Point, an Ohio amusement park. The Ypsilanti resident posted to social media: "I’m trying to be a good sport about it, but my ...