Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has closed down exhibits and euthanized birds after a cotton patch goose died of avian flu. The zoo learned of the case of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) on Tuesday ...

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The NFL will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...

A new published study by several Audubon scientists shows that improving identification and observation of female birds can ...

Three new state symbols are proposed this year – reptile, amphibian and dog – which would bring Maine's total to 34.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

The great Indian bustard is critically endangered, but the Indian government has found a clever way of breeding the species in captivity.

With a feather-curling 59 votes, the Kirtland’s warbler ran away with top honors. Its popularity was apparent from the very ...

Will it be Beyoncé or Taylor Swift? Kendrick Lamar or Billie Eilish? Sabrina Carpenter or Chappell Roan? We break down the ...

As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.