A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

The number of critically endangered orange-bellied parrots arriving at their Tasmanian breeding ground has jumped to 49 – another encouraging sign in the species’ recovery. 14 more of the rare parrots ...

With human activity having quite an effect on the Earth, many animal species have gone extinct. Fortunately, though, that ...

Other birds are edible too. Pigeons have likely been consumed for thousands of years, for example, while geese may have been domesticated 4-5,000 years ago. Squab (farmed pigeons) are regularly ...

In this newsletter, beavers that parachute; the crab population off Alaska falls; fox vs. frog ... and nearly 500 species of ...

When the air turns icy and the trees shed their leaves, most of nature seems to go silent. But listen closely on a crisp ...

Members of a research crew on Seal Island rejoiced in the puffins’ comeback, but worried about the impacts of climate change ...

As the United States still reels from the devastating economic toll of bird flu on the nation’s food supply in 2024, state ...

Bird lovers can connect with fellow enthusiasts and learn about seasonal bird species during free monthly “Birds and Coffee” ...

Berkshire Bird Observatory Director Ben Nickley shows a group of visitors the first northern saw-whet owl of the night, which was captured in one of the group’s large "mist nets ...

Officers found one bird during a routine inspection, and "a follow-up search uncovered seven more birds, one of which was already dead. All eight birds were secured and taken to the BBKSDA office in ...