Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

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A new study shows that the "Five Great Forests" sustain billions of migratory birds, shaping spring across the Americas.

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We were actually lucky to see the sun – facing the full brunt of the winds from the Tasman Sea, it rains over 250 days a year ...

On this coming Thursday evening, after the Thanksgiving feast and the football games, take a walk under the stars, weather ...

In the fall, when leaves are changing colors and cooler weather moves in, if you look up, you will see lots of activity in ...

The elegant trogon has officially been renamed the coppery-tailed trogon, though experts insist it's the same rare ...

A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...

Everyone makes being a parent after kids leave the nest sound so dreamy. No longer having to wake up in the early hours of ...

Birds are often seen as creatures of instinct, but research shows many species recognise human behaviour far more accurately ...