A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to insects, fish, and amphibians, animals broadcast acoustic "advertisements" ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a boon for birds visiting your yard.

A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

A snow bunting’s head looks as if it is dusted in cinnamon, South Boston, February, 22, 2026. Credit: Luis Agosto Many birds from our region fly south for the winter. But there’s an arctic bird that ...

Scientists say a pair of condors are likely tending to an egg high up in a California redwood — the first time that's happened there in more than a century. A Yurok wildlife official gives an update.

U.S. collaboration with the participation of the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G), researchers have shown that fruit flies can adapt their social behavior and learn from these ...

Gold Shaw Farm provides a visual tutorial on identifying drakes and hens using plumage markers, voice differences, and behavioral cues.

When I noticed several Antillean Crested Hummingbirds flitting around the Ginger Thomas flowers I thought, how sweet, they are busy pollinating the flowers. But no! I went to get my camera, and took ...

Condors A0 and A1 are slightly older than the rest of their cohort, at 6 years and 10 months, and are of an age where young condors are expected to begin breeding.

Bird flu detected in elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park; risk to public remains very low but officials urge caution What You Need to Know: H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed for the first time ...

My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...