An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...

Marbeth’s Carolina wren gives us a nice opportunity to look closely at this bird because in the future more and more readers ...

Kobayashi and his colleagues christened the new therizinosaur, Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The genus name means “double claw”, ...

Meet the great potoo, a mysterious nocturnal bird from Central and South America. It has a unique ability—it can see even with its eyes closed! Let’s explore more about this fascinating bird.

As spring blossoms across New Jersey, bringing the cheerful chirps of returning migratory birds, a contentious proposal in ...

By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Birds are fairly odd creatures, but among the odd are the oddest — strange and wacky evolutions that perfectly suit their ecological niche while appearing alien and ...

In the latest in a series looking at Shakespeare’s references to birds, Steve Sutherland has the lark in his sights.

An owl is in good spirits after a local wildlife rehabilitator rescued her from inside a casino in New Hampshire.

A prehistoric feathered throwback that stands five feet tall, this apex predator easily swallows its younger siblings, and ...