The size of the wattled crane population in KwaZulu-Natal – fewer than 400 birds – makes it incredibly vulnerable to catastrophic events, such as disease. This would put the species at risk of ...

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

New research reveals how ocean warming threatens thousands of species. Here’s how our diets could help protect them.

Dauphin Island, Alabama, has no water parks or mini-golf courses, and only two high-rise hotels. What it does have is a more ...

An expert from the team answers some of the most commonly asked questions each month. Finding a Mallard nesting in your garden can be a real surprise, but it’s actually more common than you might ...

Location, shape and building style are good ways to identify species, as is feather colour or song is to another birdwatcher, ...

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...

During the summer months, migrating birds make their temporary homes on the beaches of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Colorful, fast and acrobatic, dragonflies are a pretty sight when you spot them in nature. They're also invaluable indicators ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

Each spring, 100,000 puffins breed on the Farne Islands off northeastern England. This year for the first time, you can watch the clown-faced little birds.

Join a docent-led family hike at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, take a scenic 3-mile hike through Jack London State Historic ...