Having your national parks be so beautiful that overtourism is an issue is a pretty great problem to have. Here's when to visit the most crowded in the country.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds fly non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico to reach the best breeding grounds first. Hummingbirds ...

Human noise alters bird behavior, raises stress levels, and reduces reproductive success - but reducing noise could help reverse the damage.

Imagine hiking through the dense forests of Montana, catching a glimpse of a grizzly bear in the distance, or witnessing a bald eagle soaring above a pristine lake. Encounters like these might seem ...

Head south to see this flame-red, desert-dwelling bird. Learn where to find a vermilion flycatcher, and what their song sounds like.

Many birds are headed back to San Diego for spring and summer, and the Milky Way can be seen from the night sky starting this ...

Reports of raptors taking pets spread fast, but the baseline risk is lower than many neighborhood threads suggest. Cornell’s All About Birds notes that most dogs and cats are large enough to be safe ...

Want more birds in your yard? These 9 unexpected foods—beyond basic birdseed—can bring in a wider variety of species.

California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused b ...

Who doesn’t love a Northern Cardinal? The appeal of these abundant, widespread songbirds is undeniable: They brighten drab ...

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...