Some species quickly responded to lower levels of human activity, but whether their return to urban areas is good for them—or not—remains unclear.

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A plan to restore fish passage in the Blackstone River still faces obstacles over funding and questions over working with hydropower companies.

Tucked away in northeast Ohio sits a village so charming it seems like it materialized straight from the pages of a storybook ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

But we knew it’d be a while before we could say just how significant they really were. Scientists in North America have been particularly interested in how birds responded.

Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is home to one of the most impressive cave systems in the world. Below you ...