Emma Gometz

Don Hankins, professor of geography and planning at California State University, Chico, stands in a burn scar from the Park Fire south of Forest Ranch along Route 32 on Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: Beth LaBerge, KQED

Researchers studying tracks fossilized in Cretaceous-era lakeshore mud in what is now South Korea argue this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the dinosaur footprints are “indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior” in a tiny microraptor.

This Halloween season brings quite a few vampire offerings, like the new adaptation of Stephen King’s “‘Salem’s Lot,” the “Nosferatu” movie coming out in December, and the final season of “What We Do In The Shadows.”

Walter Byrd checks on an overflowing sewer grate next to his home in Cahokia Heights in 2020. Byrd’s home has regularly flooded with raw sewage in recent years. Credit: Carolina Hidalgo, St. Louis Public Radio

Two years ago, energy companies scrambled for offshore wind contracts. At a recent auction, the demand was significantly lower.

Snapshots of penguin colonies from over the years could provide researchers with valuable data about how penguin colonies have shifted.

Running a marathon is a major physical feat. One expert answers listener questions about how it impacts the body and mind.

Author and naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses chicken intelligence and her experience raising a flock in New Hampshire.

Gender-affirming care is lifesaving treatment for many transgender people. Its availability could drastically change after the election.

The legislation gave the U.S. some of the world’s cleanest air. But with industrial zones and climate change, it's not protecting everyone.