The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...

All of that mixing means that Iceland is a key location for avian influenza viruses from Europe to move into North America, and vice versa. In this photo, I’m seeing which birds are around.

In June 1844, farmers Jón Brandsson and Sigurður Ísleifsson, along with 12 others, made the perilous journey by boat from ...

Sometimes sleep takes priority over cool celestial events. Luckily, you can catch a partial solar eclipse this month and a ...

One of the first welcoming signs of spring for Avalon Peninsula birders is the return of the black-legged kittiwakes.

Anyone looking to explore Hamlin Beach during the spring bird migration season can visit the park between dawn and dusk. The ...

Recent sightings (through March 3) as reported to Mass Audubon. Single, early tree swallows and Eastern phoebes were seen in various Upper Cape locations. An executive with Hydro-Quebec, a utility ...

Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley won't repeat the mistake of having a thin roster as he enters his 11th season ...

At that point, breeding great auks were confined to an isolated line of sea stacks off Iceland. By a cruel irony, the final ...