As part of our ad hoc Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Thom Quinn describes a consequential meeting with a puffin, a ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

The cuddly, colorful parrots have become a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Here’s what to know about the famously affectionate ...

That promise will be movingly fulfilled Feb. 15 when the Welcome Back Topanga Community Gathering event flowers over five ...

For centuries, Mute Swans have been a quintessential symbol of love and devotion and it’s not hard to see why. Each spring, ...

Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but ...

A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

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 ...

The sounds of grey herons at nest during day and at night are like a fairy-tale monster or someone getting sick!

People traipse cross-country to see clouds of kites, or to catch a glimpse of a golden eagle in its highland home, and webcams fixed on the nests of ospreys, owls and peregrine falcons draw huge ...

How to spot birds of prey such as sparrowhawks, kestrels, buzzards, red kites and peregrine falcons in the Cotswolds ...