The Bald Eagle’s undeniable majesty has earned it longtime status as the mascot of the United States, but the bird also has some surprisingly quirky traits, like its dicey aerial courtship routine or ...

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery" how the bird came to nest so far north in the first place ...

The birds, famous for their distinctive "poor, bob-white" morning calls, had nearly vanished from Maryland after declining ...

An Australian domestic airline flight has been delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold.

A Greater Roadrunner zoomed into view and hopped on top of a tee box to survey its surroundings. I quickly focused my ...

Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.

In a significant discovery that reveals New Zealand’s epic biodiversity, researchers identified a 19-million-year-old ...

Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient travelers, able to cross oceans and continents in a matter of days or ...