science and nature

Feeling down this holiday season? You're not alone. "It definitely is a real thing," said Shelly Guida, licensed marriage and family therapist at Lakeland Mental Health. The winter holiday season can be a dark time physically, not just emotionally, since the shortest day of the year...

The Minnesota Department of Health is conducting a study on chemicals that may harm development in children, and volunteer families from Becker County are among those taking part. The Healthy Rural and Urban Kids Project measures preschoolers’ exposure to metals, air pollution,...

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — The scenic Hallaway Hill Overlook Trail in Maplewood State Park near Pelican Rapids in west-central Minnesota will undergo construction after Labor Day to re-route the trail to address erosion issues, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources....

WHITE EARTH — The West Nile Virus (WNV) was recently detected in two crows within the city of Mahnomen. An individual reported the bird carcasses to the White Earth Reservation Natural Resources Department, who in turn sent the birds to the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC)...