Science

January 09, 2018 — On their annual Christmas Bird Count, a group in California's wine country returns to a landscape transformed by fire.

December 22, 2017 — The practice has been described by kings, mentioned in Shakespeare, and is regularly performed at rehabilitation clinics everywhere.

December 15, 2017 — After sifting through historic records—and forgeries—a researcher created a much more accurate map of where the bird lived.

December 15, 2017 — You’ve probably heard of Laika, the space dog, and Ham, the space chimp. But what about Kentucky, the space chicken?

December 14, 2017 — Helen James mixes spelunking and paleontology to piece together the lives of the island's extinct and endangered birds.

December 12, 2017 — Except this time, there’s a major twist.

December 07, 2017 — Bee science is inspiring a new generation of scientists probing how hummingbirds navigate their flowery environments.

December 06, 2017 — A swan-like neck, penguin-like flippers, and a duck-like posture combine to make a bizarre new addition to the world of dinosaurs.

November 22, 2017 — Scientists and federal experts are finding that habitat restoration in oil and gas fields can have unexpected consequences for Wyoming's songbirds.

November 21, 2017 — A new study shows that relatively low doses of chlorpyrifos or imidacloprid can be detrimental to small birds like sparrows.