Their huge wings allow them to glide on air currents while expending minimal energy, enabling them to spend long periods at sea. They feed on fish, squid, and krill, and can even drink salty seawater.

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

A new study reveals that bird endemism in Antarctica and the southern hemisphere is underestimated, highlighting their unique ...

MELBOURNE: The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at the South Pole.In fact, ...

Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.

Ocean City on Thursday officially opened its new outdoor fitness park, featuring 14 pieces of equipment that offer ...

Almost two-thirds of the world's population is affected by the monsoon—the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and ...

Authorities are asking for stricter wildlife regulations in Queensland after residents were caught interacting with a massive ...

Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...