The 47 acres supports a wide variety of birds and fishes, provides a migration corridor for wildlife and enhances access from the Ahnapee State Trail.

Birds are some of nature’s most vibrant creatures, displaying an incredible array of colors and patterns. While their ...

At Umoona Opal Mine & Museum, one of Coober Pedy’s buzziest attractions, a staffer considers my prying question. “The most ...

Did you know that there are about 10,000 different bird species in the world? And that’s neglecting the fact that we could ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

On a mountain in southern China, a blotchy brown creature with yellow fingertips perched on some bamboo. Its “large” eyes scanned the surrounding forest, but it wasn’t the only one looking around.

The element chromium causes natural pink, red, and violet-to-purple colors in topaz. Imperfections at the atomic level in topaz crystal structure can cause yellow, brown, and blue color. Brown is a ...