On misty winter mornings, the lakes and wetlands of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have long served as a vibrant sanctuary, ...

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

From neutering cats named after your ex to feeding your ex's "heart" to wildcats or giving a cockroach your ex's name, some ...

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

Known for its vibrant yellow underparts and lively tail-wagging habit, this cheerful little bird bobs and weaves through meadows and wetlands across the globe. The Yellow Wagtail is a slender, ...

It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

In the heart of Bloomington, Illinois, there’s a little red brick building that’s about to change your life. Or at least your ...

Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the world's oldest known wild bird. She also just became a mother yet again.

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

The lesser celandine, also known as fig buttercup, is a low-growing perennial plant found in moist floodplains during the ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...

The Eastern Yellow Robin is a small, plump bird with a distinctive bright yellow underside and rump. Its upper parts are olive-grey, with a white throat and a dark grey tail. The bird has large, dark ...