First came bone needles and stone projectile points, then the wheel, then iron and steel, gunpowder, typesetting, and the American Revolution, followed by the steam engine and Civil War. Automobiles showed up next, followed by…

NASHVILLE — Thanks to a Covid infection early in the pandemic, my blood pressure goes haywire when the temperature and dew point are both very high, and I have trouble breathing when the air quality…

Last fall, eating out with friends, my pal Marcia asked us sister expats how we felt when we first moved to Kansas. Except for me, all expressed negative reactions, although each has made her peace…

Rail trail enthusiast Dave Fontaine recently snapped this photo of an owl on the LeHigh Portland Trails. 

A bee visits a wild sunflower on 200 Road north of Iola Monday.

Most motorists can drive from El Dorado to Emporia on the Kansas Turnpike and never realize that they are traversing the last significant stand of tallgrass prairie, not only in North America but in the…

Jonathan Adams has a secret. While his pictures and portraits of all things Kansas have garnered him plenty of acclaim, the Iolan notes when it comes to photography, he’s still well below what one would…

A walk along the Lehigh Portland Trails this weekend will give nature lovers a chance to learn about local flora and fauna. The nature walk begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the eastern trailhead.…

When Robert Shafran started community college in upstate New York in 1980, he was puzzled that some of his fellow students seemed unusually friendly, acting as though they already knew him. That mystery is retold…