Nature

Smartphone Use Parks

Smartphone use actually increases when people visit city parks, study finds

Philadelphia Zoo posts video of two sloth bear cubs born there last month

Zoo Sloth Bears

Planting trees in neighborhoods may help residents live longer, study finds

Tree Canopy Study

Two bald eagle eggs spotted on New Jersey farm's nest cam

Duke Farms Eagle Cam

Family-Friendly

Explore Fairmount Park and win prizes during a digital scavenger hunt this winter

Fairmount Park Scavenger Hunt

Rare comet should appear in sky later in January — and it could be visible without a telescope

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Start 2023 outdoors with First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania and South Jersey

First Day Hikes 2023

Schuylkill Center to permanently preserve 24-acre Boy Scout Tract in Roxborough

Schuylkill Center Boy Scout Tract

A 'Blood Moon' eclipse will occur on Election Day for the first time

Blood Moon total lunar eclipse

Bird songs are more than pleasant chirping – the sound boosts mental well-being, scientists say

Birds mental health

A 'Hunter's Moon' will be visible in Philly on Sunday

Extraordinary view of Jupiter to occur Monday as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963

Jupiter Closest point

Sunflower farms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey where you can still pick blooms – and beautify your Instagram

Sunflower farms September

Spotted lanternfly population is shrinking in Southeastern Pa., but it's growing elswhere

Spotted Lanternfly

Wetland revitalization begins at FDR Park in effort to improve wildlife, plant habitat

FDR Wetland

Philly will miss the northern lights this time, but they may be visible in the months to come

Northern Lights visible in US

Sweet dreams, spiders! Some arachnids may sleep similarly to humans, study finds

Jumping Spider dream research

Family-Friendly

Learn about bats during nighttime nature walk at The Woodlands

The Woodlands Bat Night

The first Lyme disease vaccine in 20 years moves closer to reality

Butterfly festivals to celebrate, conserve the newly endangered monarch

Migratory monarch butterflies are now considered an endangered species

Monarch endangered species

July's 'supermoon' is set to be the closest full moon to Earth this year

Heinz Refuge at Tinicum celebrates 50 years as nation's first urban wildlife reserve

Heinz Refuge 50th Anniversary

Endangered butterfly spotted in Delaware for first time since the mid-90s

Delaware Hessels Hairstreak Butterfly

Crescent moon and five planets will be visible in rare alignment Friday morning

planet alignment mercury

Help with firefly conservation this summer by counting the bugs in your backyard

New Jersey state parks, forests and recreation areas are free to enter this summer

NJ Parks

How to see the blood moon this weekend

Philadelphia parks drop in national ranking due to funding cuts caused by COVID-19 pandemic

Parks Ranking

Black bear spotted in Plymouth Meeting leads to safety warning and traps set

Black Bear Plymouth Meeting

Audio exhibit to explore Schuylkill River watershed at Academy of Natural Sciences

Schuylkill River Audio Exhibit

PHS gets 1,550 trees from PECO as power company sets out to replace every tree it cuts down

Trees PHS PECO

The full 'pink moon' will be visible from Philadelphia this weekend

Family-Friendly

Cape May Lighthouse to host full moon, stargazing climbs this spring and summer

Cape May Lighthouse climbs

Northern lights could be visible from Philly tonight, but weather will likely obscure view

New Jersey Pine Barrens' ecology and culture to be explored at Academy of Natural Sciences event

Pine Barrens Project

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife identifies two free-ranging deer infected with COVID-19

Deer COVID

Bartram's Garden, FDR Park projects get funding to enhance Delaware Estuary

Delaware Estuary Projects

First Day Hikes at state parks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey encourage people to start 2022 outdoors

Ridley Creek State Park

Three planets will be visible with the final full moon of the year

Colorful Geminid meteor shower will be viewable in the region this week

Belmont Plateau's iconic sugar maple tree, nearly a century old, will be cut down this month

Belmont Plateau Maple Philadelphia

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