Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching ...

It can be wonderful when prayers are answered. And evidently some prayers for rain in far-northern Wisconsin were especially ...

The city of Frederick's official bird, the black-crowned night heron, has taken off with a new name: Midnight Heronson.

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you’re picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

The Yellow River estuary in Dongying, Shandong province, has entered its prime season for birdwatching as migratory birds arrive for the winter. The spectacle has drawn numerous photographers eager to ...

Tucked away in the embrace of the Shawnee National Forest sits Makanda, Illinois – a pocket-sized paradise that might be the ...

Nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, Makanda, Illinois might be the most delightful town you’ve never heard ...

A nonprofit organization in East Brunswick, New Jersey started National Moth Week in 2012. The Friends of the East Brunswick ...

You need to prepare for their tricky disguises, and I'd like to help. Here are five year-round birds to start with. American Goldfinch (above) The American Goldfinch undergoes such a radical ...

New Orleans neighbors embrace a colony of yellow-crowned night herons and their chicks The adults are so large and colorful they could be pulled straight from the world of Dr. Seuss.