These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding.

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 ...

Big Bear’s famous bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are renovating their nest, signaling a new clutch of eggs could arrive soon.

The findings, published in the journal Biology Letters, showed that strangers were more likely to approach each other with ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

After nearly 80 years, a long-lost creature thought to have vanished from the Australian landscape has been spotted once ...

It’s dusk, and you’re outside taking down the last of the Christmas decorations. Suddenly, you hear what sounds like a ping-pong ball that just got dropped. It starts out slow, accelerates in tempo ...

Margaret Atwood’s look back at her life and career shows readers that building and maintaining an independent mind is a full ...

Illegal shootings of large, protected birds are a growing problem in Wisconsin. Victims include bald eagles, loons, and pelicans, which are protected by federal law. A $2,500 reward is being offered ...