On the evening of April 26, 1972, the 61-year-old ornithologist climbed into the back seat of a detective’s car at Bangor ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

In this Web Extra, enjoy a chapter from Andrew Furman's new nonfiction book, "Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

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Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Unless a fledgling is injured, it is best to leave it alone. The parent birds find and take care of fledglings. But it’s a very vulnerable time, and many do not make it.

Students at Groh Public School in Kitchener completed a public art project titled Forging Legacies. Grade 7 students, along with local blacksmith and artist Sandra Dunn, spent the last school year ...

Animals range in size, shape, and appearance. Some possess drab, plain-looking feathers, scales, or skin, while others sport brightly-colored features. Typically, females appear less colorful than ...

It’s now widely accepted that birds evolved from dinosaurs, but imagine telling that to a 19th-century fossil collector.

With all the usual “human problems” in the unending churn of doomy news, wandering through this year’s nature-focused The ...

Crow tail feathers are all the same length, so when a crow is flying, its tail looks like a handheld fan. A raven, on the other hand, has longer feathers in the middle of its tail, so it looks ...