The Eastern goldfinch is Iowa's state bird, and the wild rose is the state flower. Iowa's official rock is the geode, and the oak is the state tree. Now a group of seven Democrats in the Iowa Senate ...

The pebbles are prettier on the other side of Lake Michigan. Even amateur beachcombers know that the Dunes-area shoreline of Indiana and Michigan yields better rocks than Chicago’s gravelly man-made ...

All species of Barycrinus from the early Osagean Burlington Limestone of the United States midcontinent are reviewed. Burlington Barycrinus species include: B. rhombiferus (Owen and Shumard, 1852); B.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Although you may be familiar with the abundance of wildlife the Show-Me State currently has to offer, you might not have to go far to explore Missouri’s prehistoric inhabitants. Let’s ...

AT the seventh and last of the ordinary monthly meetings of the Montreal Natural History Society for the season 1870–71 a communication on a Mineral Silicate injecting Palæozoic Crinoids was made by ...

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF INDIANA'S OFFICIAL "THINGS" ON THE QUIZ AT THE END OF THIS STORY. Ever hear of Elegantocrinus hemisphaericus? If not, that could change if lawmakers approve a bill filed by two ...