Mass layoffs at USDA leave an uncertain future for researchers and rural areas | By Collin Schopp Harvest Public Media kcur.org/2025-03-03/usd…

wtf (where is the fish?) rbf (resting bass face) lol (lot of ladybugs) lmao (letting my armadillos out) omg (oh my gar)

Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. In this month’s "Hidden Kansas," Beccy Tanner takes us to one such spot. kmuw.org/podcast/hidden…

Oh dear, the paparazzi are here! Deer mice can be found in a variety of habitats including forests, grasslands, fields and deserts. They typically try to avoid people, but this one ran from a bird house and sat still long enough for a photo! 📷 Mike Budd/USFWS

Have an interest in the environment? The Midwest? How to stop birds from dying by soaring into office buildings? Here's a tight, smart podcast for you: kcur.org/2025-03-04/can… from Celia Llopis-Jepsen

Have you ever heard the call of the sandhill crane? Chances are if you haven’t heard it from the ground, you’ve probably heard it from the sky! These birds make their presence known with vocalizations that can be heard from up to 2.5 miles away. 📸Tom Koerner/USFWS

Settle in for the Friday news roundup: My weekly🧵of notable work from The Midwest Newsroom reporters. 1/7 "It's like a bad breakup." Anheuser-Busch pulls support for St. Louis PrideFest after 30 years of support. By Eric Schmid St. Louis Public Radio stlpr.org/culture-histor…

This podcast by NPR reporter Celia Llopis-Jepsen explores INVAM, the world's largest AM fungi collection housed at University of Kansas to uncover what makes #mycorrhizae great! Research at KU #AMF 🧪🦠🔬🍄🌏 kcur.org/2025-04-01/tho…

Your weekend reading! My weekly🧵of noteworthy journalism from The Midwest Newsroom partners is here. 1/7 Can night vision hunting solve coyote problems in Kansas? By Calen Moore Kansas News Service kmuw.org/2025-04-01/can…

🧵2/7 Midwest light pollution kills migrating birds, but scientists know how you can help. By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Kansas News Service Harvest Public Media kcur.org/2025-03-31/lig…

You only hear ‘ulterior’ when it comes to motives. If you read ‘lo’ you’re probably about to ‘behold’ something. ‘Echelon’ seems to only be at one level: the upper one. If you’re confronted by ‘asunder,’ odds are it’s been ‘torn.’

First bison calf of Spring!

The Trump administration pauses a moonshot push to grow biofuel crops with less fertilizer | By Celia Llopis-Jepsen Kansas News Service kcur.org/2025-05-06/tru…

New episode of Up From Dust! So, you've been wishing you had less lawn? Maybe a pollinator garden instead.... but how? And what will the neighbors think??? A KC master gardener offers a heart-warming & engaging intro to native plant gardening: kcur.org/2025-05-06/les…

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds | npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-…

Happy 99th birthday to the man who has 50 over organisms named after him, including frogs, carnivorous plants, dragonflies, trees, and massive fossilized plesiosaurs. Cheers, Sir David Attenborough.

rattlesnakes are not out here trying to ruin your hike. You're in THEIR living room

New ep of Up From Dust! Light pollution feels out of our control, right? Come visit the 12th urban night sky spot in the world. And hear how we actually can rein in light pollution -- with payoffs for ourselves, for wildlife and more: kcur.org/2025-06-03/say… #darkskies

New episode of Up From Dust! An adventure on the Kansas River with the people who love it and are making it a better place: kcur.org/2025-07-02/kay…

Some folks call it a marsh hawk. Others call it “Gray Ghost,” especially the ghostly-looking males like this one. Northern harriers are hawks, but they fly like owls, low and slow over the ground, with V-shaped wings and a face disk that helps them hear prey. 📸Rohan Khera/STE