New genus and species of plant discovered, Ovicula biradiata, is called a "woolly devil" because it appears to have tiny ...

In Washington, the tufted puffin has seen a 90% reduction in population in recent decades, with fewer than 2,000 of the birds ...

Many birds don’t look their best by the time autumn migration rolls around. Take the male indigo bunting, for instance. This species is the only ...

The Endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the rarest birds in Australia, with fewer than 20 known alive ...

Purple Martin “I went to Venice Rookery, an Audubon location, hoping for an opportunity to get some great photos of the nesting wading birds as I often am able to get there. Then, I noticed the purple ...

While most insects manage to overwinter in a pupae or larval stage, Monarch butterflies seen in Ohio in the fall migrate more than 2,000 miles to the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. These southbound ...

California is well known for its unique and world-class biodiversity. One of the most special locations to see what Southern ...

Watch your step, but don’t forget to look up. I frequently point out, to both patrons and employees, the chimney swifts who ...

Brandywine Conservancy has a list of what it considers to be the 10 most important "power plants" for pollinators.

Stricter rules on releasing millions of gamebirds into the Welsh countryside are needed urgently over fears for native ...

I’m a subpar birdwatcher. Put me in a tiki bar, though, and I become an ornithologist, parsing the menu for a specific ...

It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in ...