February commemorates Earthquake Awareness Month. And Arkansas, maybe surprisingly, has about 200 earthquakes every year. To help us prepare for seismic events, big or small, Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reached out to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management’s earthquake program manager, Hilda Booth.

Physics professor Daniel Kennefick will lead next semester's University of Arkansas Honors College Signature Seminar, “In Totality: The History of Science Through the Study of Solar and Lunar Eclipses.” This seminar will explore the history of science as it relates to eclipses.

Lawmakers are considering two bills that would abolish the statewide fluoridation program and allow individual communities to decide whether to allow the mineral in tap water. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with the bills' co-sponsor and a local dentist to learn more.

A public bird-watching facility built nearly a decade ago on the southeastern shore of Lake Fayetteville City Park — by popular demand — will be rebuilt after a fire completely consumed it late last summer.

Since the early 90s, a large flock of trumpeter swans has migrated from the Great Lakes region to a man-made reservoir near Heber Springs called Magness Lake. Dozens of swans call Magness Lake home from November to February, drawing bird watchers from all over the region to experience their beauty and hear their honking cries.

Dr. Dustan Clark, extension veterinarian with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, specializes in birds. Brandon Tabor, news director at KASU in Jonesboro, spoke with Dr. Clark to learn how Arkansas is handling this latest outbreak.

Julian Fairey, associate professor of civil engineering, discusses the discovery of a new compound formed by the decomposition of inorganic chloramine disinfectants in drinking water.

Kristian Forbes is an associate professor in disease ecology at the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas, studying pathogens in wildlife and is especially interested in how those pathogens might jump from animals to humans, specifically from bats and rodents.

Bundle up this weekend and head to Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area for the Wonders of Winter Wildlife. This event features a swath of interactive learning opportunities for folks of any age who want to discover how the local fauna spends their wintertime.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is almost done with a multi-year research project looking at the spread of chronic wasting disease among the state's deer population.