According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such ...

Beaver Creek Valley State Park showcases one of Minnesota’s most beautiful spring-fed creeks, winding through a deep, narrow valley that feels like a secret world. This southeastern Minnesota gem sits ...

Cool off at the beach this summer, but beware of a tiny threatened species just trying to make it through the season. On ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

Imagine a world where penguins soared through the skies, their wings slicing the wind like those of an eagle. Now, picture ...

Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

Today we meet the northern jacana, a little water bird with huge feet and an interesting sex life. The northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) is known as the cirujano, mulita, or gallito de agua in Spanish.

IT’S TO MAKE THE SWIMMING AREA SAFER ... moving an entire beach 400 feet away from bird-contaminated waters. Milwaukee County officials are relocating South Shore Beach. The reconstruction ...

The dire wolf stood about 3½ feet tall and could be even longer than 6 feet and weigh up to 150 pounds. Researchers have long been intrigued by the dire wolf because it coexisted with the gray ...

He says while face masks in a coot's nest may provide a soft surface for laying eggs, the elastic bands can easily entangle the birds' feet, making the nest a potentially harmful place instead of ...

The growing popularity of flying drones is showing us amazing aerial views of our oceans and has revealed something rather surprising: lots of sharks swimming right alongside surfers and swimmers.