Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
Climate
Reporting on climate change and its impacts across the Mississippi River Basin, including extreme weather, water availability and more
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As climate threats to agriculture mount, could the Mississippi River delta be the next California?
A smorgasbord of bright red tomatoes and vibrant vegetables line the walls of Michael Katrutsa’s produce shop in rural
Gulf ‘dead zone’ is larger than average this year, the size of New Jersey
Due largely to lagging runoff prevention efforts in the Midwest, the low-oxygen area in the Gulf of Mexico is bigger than expected this year, imperiling marine life across nearly 4 million acres.
Upper Mississippi River flooding offers relief after ongoing drought in the south
Upstream flooding along the upper Mississippi may bring downstream benefits and alleviate summer drought, according to meteorologists. A group of
Heavy rainfall in upper Midwest causes evacuations, bridge collapses, potential dam failure
The governors of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota have all issued emergency declarations as heavy rains that began late last
For a century, this upper Mississippi River refuge has been an ecological oasis. What comes next?
MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. — Sabrina Chandler spent much of her life on the other end of the Mississippi River. Growing up
5 things to know about the Mississippi Flyway as spring bird migration begins
Spring migration is underway along the Mississippi River flyway, making the river and its floodplain a hotspot for waterfowl and
Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to record warm winter, uncertainty as climate changes
The art of maple syrup production flows through generations of Dan Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the
Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?
Anthony Larson describes himself as a hard-core ice fisher. Living in La Crosse, Wisconsin, right next to the Mississippi
Upper Mississippi flooding unlikely after relatively dry winter
Unless thunderstorms dump rain on the Midwest in the coming months, there's little chance of spring flooding on
Billions of cicadas will emerge this spring in the Midwest, Southeast
This spring, billions of cicadas will dig their way out of the soil across most of the Midwest and Southeast,
The U.S. hopes to build more pipelines for carbon capture. Landowners don’t want them
The pipeline runs right through Kenny Davis’ modest Scott County, Illinois, farm, where he had planned to build a home
Week of heavy snowfall wallops Midwest, could bring drought relief
Several winter storms have barreled through the Midwest since the start of the year, bringing deep snow and bitter cold.