Ruth Thornton

The Poweshiek skipperling has disappeared from most of Michigan’s prairies. Now scientists are raising them in zoos for release back into the wild.

Early fall temperatures in Michigan expected to be higher than average, but are predicted to return to normal for the winter months.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding will support conservations efforts for Blanding’s and spotted turtles.

The city is one of 30 communities in state selected to host a MI Healthy Climate Corps member to tackle climate change.

City officials are surveying residents to identify flood-prone areas after this week’s heavy rainfall.

Según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, la zona desde Jackson hasta Lansing podría recibir entre tres y cuatro pulgadas de lluvia, con áreas localizadas donde podrían acumularse hasta seis pulgadas.

The area from Jackson to Lansing could get three to four inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service, with localized areas of up to six inches possible.

A recent study has found PFAS can cross the human skin barrier, something experts had believed was not a significant source of exposure before.

The eastern massasauga is Michigan’s only rattlesnake. Conservation biologists are using heat-sensing cameras to find them in the state's wetlands, while avoiding trampling their sensitive habitats.

Michigan cattle farmers are working with new protocols as the state monitors an outbreak of bird flu in cows and poultry.