The author combines his birdwatching accounts in England’s Pennine hills with a chronicle of the scientific debates around ...

There has been growing news about “avian bird flu” (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1) over the past several years.

Back in early 2023, the dodo's genome was sequenced from a DNA sample. Now the company trying to resurrect the long-extinct ...

Presence of mercury was linked to inefficient fuel use during energy production in wild birds’ cells, while certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may prevent protective responses to cell ...

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

Despite the decline of sea ice over the past several decades due to climate change, scientists found that some polar bears ...

A rare yam species, Dioscorea melanophyma, spreads its clones by fooling birds with fake berries, helping it survive without seeds.

According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' 2025 peregrine falcon report, four peregrine falcons died from the highly pathogenic avian influenza outside of nesting season that year.

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of the rotund and ...

I’m seeing a ton of smart bird feeders again this year at CES — and I’m inexplicably drawn to them. Perhaps because the idea of birds nibbling on seeds and flying away represents a natural purity and ...