At first glance, feathers may seem like simple parts of a bird’s body. But if you look closer—under a microscope or through a ...

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Lace up those comfortable sneakers, and get out your bug spray and field guides, because we’re about to go birder-watching.

Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on seminal TV comedy "MASH," died Friday at her home in New York ...

The summer concert season is heating up this month, plus there are a lot of Pride and Juneteenth events to check out.

A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds ...

Around the world, advocates are fighting to preserve dark skies, as a vital asset for humankind. But there’s also new ...

Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

National Botanical Garden is caught between preservation and progress, where human development increasingly encroaches on nature’s sanctuary ...

Anna’s hummingbirds have evolved to have longer, larger beaks to access backyard feeders in urban areas. It could be a step ...

Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: “Our competition goes from strength to strength, with this ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...