Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline.

Superb starlings help care for the offspring of birds they are not related to. “To me, that sounds like friendship,” one ...

The origin story of Alcatraz’s name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of California, and, a flock of seabirds.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled many miles across land on foot since 2013, when he began his long ...

“Director-General Kang conveyed the Korean government’s deep concerns over the Chinese-built structures in the West Sea and emphasized the stance that Korea’s legitimate and lawful maritime ...

One projection shows favorable weather conditions may lead to a large “pulse” of birds migrating north over Kentucky and other states into Ohio and onward over the next few days. Bo Rader ...

One projection shows favorable weather conditions may lead to a large “pulse” of birds migrating north over Kentucky and other states into Ohio and onward over the next few days. Bo Rader Wichita ...

Spring migration has reached “high intensity” in Chicago, with more than a million birds on the move overhead nightly. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News) ...

She said: "We honestly weren’t expecting such an incredible turnout for the opening. "Over 1,000 people attended and there were huge queues outside - at some points, it took an hour for them to die ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds ...