The Northern Mockingbird, Texas's state bird since 1927, contrasts sharply with the endangered Attwater Prairie Chicken, now down to 200 in the wild, best seen at the Houston refuge.

Ancient fossils from Alaska reveal birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about ...

In 1827, naturalist John Audubon announced a massive discovery: the largest North American eagle. But did the Washington sea ...

Mass extinctions clearly upend the status quo. Now, our ocean floors are dominated by clams burrowed into sand and mud, the ...

A rewilding estate has been instrumental in reintroducing a bird which became extinct in Britain over 600 years ago.

New Starbucks mugs featuring Walt Disney World theme parks (and a few soon-to-be extinct and newly shuttered attractions) are ...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly ...

Birds, more than other animal groups, have had a horrific time with extinction, especially over the past several hundred ...

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. A European robin, Erithacus ...

Birds range from tiny hummingbirds to giant condors in the skies. These giant birds of prey will have you feeling the size of ...

By the late 19th century, the goshawk was indisputably extinct, but their recent restoration to the British isles makes it ...