University of Victoria (UVic) biologists have discovered that even closely related fish species make unique and distinctive ...

Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change ...

Avimancy is a new project being led by a birding couple who are linking their ornithologic fascination to their art, exploring film, music, dance and more.

The disputed island is, for everyday purposes, under the control of the Canadian federal government, which operates it as a ...

Atlantic puffins spend much of their lives beyond human view, scattered across the cold waters of the North Atlantic. They ...

Although the world is more connected than ever before, there are still some locations that are so remote they almost feel ...

Puffin numbers on the internationally important Farne Islands have plummeted by almost a quarter, a new survey reveals. The National Trust, which manages the Northumberland coast islands, reported ...

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica), with their distinctive colorful beaks and charming penguin-like appearance, captivate wildlife enthusiasts around the world. These seabirds, often called “sea ...

It may sound like a simple - and simply dull - statement of fact, the kind of thing that people refer to as a 'passing comment' or deploy as 'filler' to fix a dreaded awkward silence. But, while it ...

When scientists played R2-D2’s famous bleeps and whistles for a group of birds, they weren’t expecting a concert — but that’s exactly what they got. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and ...

A juvenile Atlantic Puffin was found in a backyard in landlocked Wrentham, Massachusetts. The bird was taken in by the Congress of the Birds rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island. Rescuers were concerned ...