Merlin, a North American falcon species, was once threatened nationwide. Yet recently, the Adirondacks have proven a ...

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Cuckoos, cowbirds, and other species outsource their parental duties. Scientists are uncovering new twists in this sneaky—and ...

Early last summer, dull orange horizons replaced blue skies and hid city skylines in New York and Washington, D.C. Even the ...

“The skimmer uses this long, scissor-like bill to skim the water’s surface for small fish and crustaceans,” the NPS says.

Two species of birds in Costa Rica build nests in trees defended by ants. Ants that encounter the horsehair fungus in the nests develop odd behaviors.

It takes a particular kind of focus to head out in temperatures as low as -60°C – cold enough to make a man’s chattering teeth crack – on ...

The foster dads at first were given a fake egg to care for after wildlife care staff saw them building a nest together ...

Over the past year, an Argentinian rock radio station has twice had its antenna wrecked. Short circuits have fried gear left and right, and relentless power outages - sometimes hitting twice a day - ...