Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its ...

Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth bird knowledge required.

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic ...

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

Why Iowa chose the American goldfinch in 1933, a familiar farm-field bird that symbolized endurance, continuity, and everyday life during hard times.

Birdwatching is oh so relaxing, but you don't always want to travel for it. Bring all the birds to your yard instead with ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Whether I’m writing in my columns or in my different journals, I often refer to a particular group of birds as “the regulars.” These are the species that are dependable visitors to my feeders on ...

Birdland hopes the names of the Humboldt penguins will strike up meaningful conversations.

The front came in fast on Sunday, like a bad mood. I was driving home on North Roosevelt and suddenly everything was divided between the usual bright, Technicolor world of the Keys, and one leached of ...

A group of owls is most commonly called a parliament, reflecting their wise reputation. The term 'parliament' gained ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, they described 72 new-to-science species from six continents — creatures ...