The increasingly popular gadgets, which take photos of avian visitors, are turning at-home birding into a shared experience.

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More than 35 species of falcons roam the Earth’s skies at present. But there used to be at least three others. Here’s the story of the confirmed falcon species lost to the world forever.

Rutgers scientists leading a "microbial Noah's Ark" announce the creation of ethical rules for fair collaboration and ...

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This past April, a Good Samaritan in Australia left a gym class and noticed something strange. A pair of birds stood out in ...

Research identifies diet-driven differences in how canary immune systems respond to infection, while revealing how a protein diet primes the birds to resist infection.

Mauritius. Image via Unsplash Prior to human arrival, Mauritius provided the dodo with an ideal habitat free from natural predators. The island’s diverse ecosystem featured dense forests, wetlands, ...

Anyone really selfish enough to want butterflies and baby birds without tolerating caterpillars? Many gardeners plant fennel, milkweed and other host plants specifically for larvae of monarchs ...