A nonprofit organization in East Brunswick, New Jersey started National Moth Week in 2012. The Friends of the East Brunswick ...

Health officials are monitoring water quality across Monmouth and Ocean counties. Here's what you should know.

One area in New Jersey has been given a bite risk rating of 9 out of 10, among the highest in the state. The threat is ...

This week’s Road Trip Close to Home visits Insectropolis, the Bugseum of New Jersey, an unique attraction showcases the importance of insects.

The author of The Salt Path has described enduring some of the “hardest days” of her life as she defended her memoir against claims that parts of it were fabricated. Raynor Winn’s story, now a film ...

It's a grim statistic, but measles, once declared eliminated, has had record cases in 2025. Here's NJ data, symptoms, cases, what to know.

Learn about bats and trees at two special events happening at the Discovery Center at Point Breeze this weekend.  Wildlife ...

Firstly, the state's proximity to major cities like New York City and Philadelphia might lead one to assume it's all urban ...

It wouldn't be summer here in New Jersey without fireflies ... or are they lightning bugs? Take our poll to let us know what you call them.

One of the most fun fish to catch is back at the Jersey Shore as the season's first triggerfish are being reeled in by ...

Gale Ridge, an entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said the lanternflies are particularly bad along the main highways, I-95 and I-91. They lay their eggs on any vertical ...

Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.