Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites in bird nests. By Lesley Evans Ogden Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos, ...

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program. By Emily Anthes Regent honeyeaters were once abundant in the ...

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island of New Guinea. The two Lazarus species, named after a biblical figure who ...

“In Search of the Ghost Bird: Is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Still Alive?” Zoom program on Thursday, August 7, 7 p.m. It’s been 90 years since Arthur Allen led a team from Cornell University across ...

Samuel Oyugi walked into the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) office in Homa Bay Town on Wednesday afternoon with cautious hope in his heart. He had not expected an instant reward, but he believed that, ...

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...

When officials in Galveston County warned residents to avoid sick and dead birds, it hit close to home. Disease outbreaks aren’t abstractions. They affect our neighborhoods, ecosystems and safety.

I recently wrote about the snowy owl and the possibility of an irruption of the species such that we here on the Peninsula might actually get to see one. For the record, the definition of irruption is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed ...