Birdsong can signal the start of spring before the leaves bud and the flowers bloom. Every place has a unique sound, which ...

Columnist Shannon Brennan says there's no better way to appreciate springtime than to get outdoors to look and listen.

As dreary winter weather loses its grip and spring makes its appearance, these are the birds you're likely to see (and hear) ...

Yellow No. 6, Red No. 40 ― and Red No. 3 (which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned in January). It also includes two preservatives: Propylparaben and butylated hydroxyanisole, or BHA. “West ...

West Virginia is banning artificial food dyes in the state, citing health concerns. Governor Patrick Morris signed the legislation on Monday, banning the following dyes. Beginning in August, the ...

American oystercatchers along Virginia's Eastern Shore in June 2019. The latest U.S. State of the Birds report paints a grim picture, including for shorebirds that rely on coastal Virginia.

Cortez was fired last month from his human resources job at the agency - one of about 2,400 employees who lost their jobs at Veterans' Affairs (VA) in the first wave of President Donald Trump's ...

Bird flu has ripped through the animal kingdom for the past few years now, killing countless birds and crossing into an alarming number of mammals. Yet people remain largely untouched. Even though ...

The ongoing spread of the highly pathogenic bird flu worldwide is reaching an “unprecedented” scale, a United Nations agency warned Monday. Speaking at a conference in Rome, key members of the ...

Now, both veterans have watched with alarm as the Trump administration has taken an ax to the VA, imperiling the agency’s status as a national powerhouse of scientific innovation. Sweeping ...

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“I mean no disrespect to anyone, but VA should not be focused on helping veterans attempt to change their sex," VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a statement. "All eligible veterans ...