The latest Red List from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has seen the African penguin listed as ...

Vultures are crucial for a healthy ecosystem. They prevent disease outbreaks by consuming animal carcasses. Many vulture ...

From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a new study, scientists uncover a 'switch' in the DNA of parrots that ...

Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, the piercing calls of birds reverberate to the rhythm of the ...

University of Nebraska at Omaha professor James Wilson has his students fan out across the Omaha metro area each fall and count squirrels. The surveys over the last 15 years ...

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by ...

A unique fossil discovery in Brazil provides new insights into bird brain evolution, while a study highlights drastic ...

Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped ...

A linguist explains how Turkey and turkey got their names—and whether the country or the bird came first. Here's what to know ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...

The October 12th Big Day also succeeded in recruiting 748,000 birders for the job, and producing 66,000 photos for a ...