How to identify animal tracks, burrows and other signs of wildlife in your neighborhood

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Rare glimpse at understudied ecosystem prompts caution on deep-sea mining

An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies a few ...
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Normal police seek help to find missing teen

NORMAL — The Normal Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old girl who has been missing since earlier this month. Police say Kamilah M. was last seen ...
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How Abraham Lincoln was preserved on a bench in downtown Bloomington

In April of 1865, citizens of Bloomington gathered on the lawn of the courthouse to grieve the death of Abraham Lincoln. On Saturday (July 1), a new generation gathered in Lincoln's honor, this time ...