Outdoors

Officials say they counted fewer numbers of monarch butterflies during their annual migration through Cape May in New Jersey this year.

Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.

A group of resort owners had challenged DEP's new classification of headwater streams in Monroe County.

With the autumn white-tailed deer breeding season upon us, New Jersey officials are urging motorists to exercise caution on the state’s roadways.

Get your poles and tackle ready. While the trees are still mostly green and it may not feel like autumn, New Jersey’s fall t ...

Hurricane Florence may be long gone but the storm's presence is still being felt at the Jersey Shore. 

The long-awaited ferry service between Tuckerton and Long Beach Island in southern Ocean County is set to begin. 

Update: September 24, 2018  The kayaker who drowned has been identified by police as 54-year-old James Battan. ...

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as one of the hottest ever in New Jersey.

Hurricane Florence, responsible for an historic deluge over the Carolinas and spurring catastrophic flooding, is likely to blame for another Portuguese man-of-war influx.

A southern New Jersey family farm is showing its devotion for Philadelphia through its corn maze. ...

A newly funded citywide public engagement campaign will be designed to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing.

Dozens of cyclists united in Wilmington Wednesday to ride a 7.9-mile bike trail named after former Governor Jack Markell for the first ti ...

The little gelatinous, translucent blobs now making their annual appearance at ocean beaches are known as salps, and they’re harmless, an expert says.

It looks harmless, but the samurai wasp is a skillful warrior.