To a North Dakota boy like me, snipe-hunting still bears the smell of a hoax. To the Irish, they rank above ducks and ...

The Adirondacks are a vast stretch of forested mountains noted for the haunting call of loons, the crackle of campfires and ...

Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence ...

Being an expert birdwatcher is more than a hobby. It’s a pastime that may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even as you age, new research suggests ...

Larry Bird should have been excited about attending Indiana University in the late summer of 1974. The man who had recruited him to come there, Dave Bliss, had been chasing him for more than a year, ...

When wind or solar energy projects apply for permits at county councils and zoning commissions across the United States, supporters and foes often pack the rooms to testify for or against. These ...

A reconstruction of Archaeopteryx, including its recently discovered oral papillae, flexible tongue, and bill-tip organ at the end of its beak. Ville Sinkkonen Around 150 million years ago in the late ...

For 22 years, John Cane has enjoyed the view of the small lake behind his home in Hainesport, New Jersey. But this past week, he said it's been traumatizing to see large numbers of geese in distress ...

Hundreds of dead birds are being reported across New Jersey, including at the Jersey Shore, according to officials. Between Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...