Each palm-size owl caught is a rush, not only because it is an encounter in the dark with pure wildness. Saw-whets are one of ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Of all the intriguing insects out there, the Photuris firefly has always been one of my favorites. This “femme fatale” uses ...

The researchers came across this discovery through the use of picocam, a 3D-modeling technology that Mansfield developed, ...

Stroll through a peaceful prairie and, in the span of a step, you might set off a burst of beating wings as a covey of ...

Keep an eye out near freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds to spot a spotted sandpiper. Plus, learn why they've been ...

Does a cuckoo know it's a cuckoo? The answer is more difficult than you might think, explains Richard Pallardy ...

Newborn badgers show hints of two dark eye-stripes in otherwise thin, silky fur, and by the time they leave the sett they ...