Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

The Easter long weekend is just around the corner, and for many of us, it brings to mind images of heading to the coast, ...

But with so many different kinds of birds and a variety of seeds and feeds to put in your yard, how do you know what’s best? Whether you’re hoping to see dazzling ruby-throated hummingbirds or ...

Several pythons were discovered this week in the Stockbridge community of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Authorities are currently investigating the origin of these nonvenomous snakes, which are ...

The Norfolk Island Green Parrot was a common forest bird when Norfolk Island was settled by humans in the late 1700s, but after extensive clearing of trees and introduction of feral predators, fewer ...

According to any measure Hispaniola, the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is two different planets in one. People in the Dominican Republic are 11 times richer than ...

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

Enterprise browser startup Island just raised a sizable funding round — one that bumps up its valuation significantly, and less than one year after its last fundraise. Dallas-based Island raised ...

JAMESTOWN – There was a time when the skies over Rhode Island were all but absent of waterbirds. Around the turn of the 20th century, these birds were hunted to near extinction, killed for ...

Dr. Comerford and her team conducted their study at the Bribie Island Research Center in Queensland, where the plants were grown free-floating in 1,000 liter tanks. She said a key finding was that ...