PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Late in winter, people usually start looking for signs that spring is on the way. The most popular is Punxsutawney Phil. To find this out, we talked with Bob Mulvihill, and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Signs of spring are pretty obvious in most parts fo the country. Melting snow, Budding leaves, flowers, bees and butterflies. But hey, this is Tampa Bay, baby. Our winter is ...

A droplet is pictured on moss. Photo by Taylor Brennan When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness.

Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

Spring is here, and with it comes a burst of floral magic! The beautiful botanical mosaic of flowers and fauna are about to bloom soon. Imagine fields of vibrant daffodils and azaleas painting the ...

Red River Camps owner Jen Brophy shows a patch of snowpack that lingers in one spot near her sporting camp each May. Brophy believes the patch on the last mile of road takes longer to melt than it ...

As an agriculturalist, outdoor enthusiast and biologist, my curiosity and anticipation are always stirred by changing seasons. Perhaps it’s a sign of advancing years, but I’ve noticed that I’m ...

The word zeitgeber describes natural phenomena that help us regulate our internal clocks. It refers to things like the daily cycling of night and day, the gradual cooling off of the day's temperatures ...

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...