Andrea and I are running up to Harriman to hike around Silver Lake. How about going with us?” my wife asked me last Saturday ...

Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

In human terms, it doesn’t take long for the little ones to grow and fledge – around two weeks in most cases. We watched from ...

It’s fortunate for us there are no giant meat-eating birds, but you must admit it would be rather cool, at least if their ...

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

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It’s the first time a Northern Lapwing has been identified in the western Algerian steppes and is considered a “passing ...

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 ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

There are two species of seahorse in the British Isles – the short-snouted seahorse and the spiny seahorse. Both species are ...

Nordex Group restarted and expanded its local wind turbine production facility in West Branch earlier this year, and recently ...