As such, airports are increasingly investing in "de-stressing" initiatives to help soothe some of the anxieties of the flying ...

The result is that many modern breeds suffer from ailments that dog lovers never would have deliberately selected for.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

Since Bengal tigers live in hot areas, they often use the water to cool off. Such large animals quickly overheat and they only have sweat glands on some parts of their bodies. Unlike other Bengal ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

Owls that live in the boreal forest in Canada have flown south to northeastern Minnesota in search of their preferred food, ...

There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. Some, like the bumblebee hummingbird, are very small. Others, like the ...

Flightless species of birds (such as ostriches, which are the largest living birds) tend to outsize any of the largest birds ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

Arizona has added a new species of bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state. The recent confirmation ...