Outdoors

The juvenile whale - estimated to be more than 30-feet-long - was freed Wednesday, months after the first reports of entanglement by a piece of gill net.

The dangerous and invasive clinging jellyfish continue to head south along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, a marine biologist says.

Waves from the strengthening Tropical Storm Chris and associated rip currents will begin to impact New Jersey by midweek. 

The shrub is already banned in New York, Maine, and other states. It’s a haven for ticks and mice.

For the fourth consecutive summer season, a Portuguese man-of-war has been found on a New Jersey beach.

If the heat’s gotten the best of you this week, fear not. I’ve rounded up some places where you can escape the city and cool down.

The above-normal temperatures are resulting in cases of dehydration that can develop into heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The pest has spread to 13 southeastern counties. The rush is on to kill it.

It’s courtesy of the sea breeze effect.

Many sought relief from the sweltering heat -- tempered during the afternoons by a light sea breeze -- in the cool ocean, which registered temperatures in the lower 60s.

New Jersey’s beaches are in better shape than they were before Superstorm Sandy thanks to sound public policy, government coordinat ...

Environmental artist Stacey Levy has devoted two years to developing an installation over several sites along the river.

For the second year in a row, state beaches and parks will close if New Jersey lawmakers don't pass a budget by June 30.

New Jersey beachgoers can swim comfortably as of early this week, a striking contrast to this time last year.