Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, satellite tags and backyard observations are revealing a surprising pattern: some birds are ...

The East River’s “Swan Lake” story has ended in tragedy. A rock-wielding, real-life “Rothbart” is believed to have ruthlessly murdered one half of the beloved swan couple that calls the river home — ...

The Stifel Birds of Prey Alpine skiing World Cup at Beaver Creek, Colorado, airs on NBC Sports and Peacock this weekend. The Beaver Creek World Cup includes men’s downhill, super-G and giant slalom ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has released the Second Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas, an online guide to over 200 game and nongame species that breed in the ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

Squirrels: Are they just rats with better PR? Be advised that this is not safe reading material for squirrel lovers, or even squirrel apologists. In my opinion, squirrels are worse than rats—smarter, ...

The late Bill Tarrant, who was once called the “poet laureate of dogdom,” had a soft place in his heart for the smaller breeds. He called them vest-pocket dogs and admired their lively spirit and work ...

A record-breaking 1 billion birds were in flight over the eastern U.S. overnight on Oct. 8 according to a nonprofit group that tracks the fall migration. Among estimated the 1.25 billion birds, 5 ...

After nearly 25 years of research, the mystery has finally been solved: Europe's largest bat doesn't just eat small birds—it hunts and captures them more than a kilometer above the ground. And it eats ...