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 ...

Puffins are enchanting little seabirds. Here are 9 fascinating facts about puffins and their marvellous, yet sometimes ...

Campaigners at Crustacean Compassion have slammed three of the UK's biggest supermarkets over animal welfare issues and claim ...

We focus on certain species of gull with migration paths that overlap here. All of that mixing means that Iceland is a key location for avian influenza viruses from Europe to move into North ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

Those that take part in the hunt for the matter are mostly involuntary labor." Last fall, it was reported that powerhouse ...

In June 1844, farmers Jón Brandsson and Sigurður Ísleifsson, along with 12 others, made the perilous journey by boat from Iceland to the island of Eldey. They were searching for great auks: black and ...

To see a breaching whale, a soaring bald eagle, bears catching salmon, or a bison up close are unforgettable, awe-inspiring ...

As wanderlust drives us toward increasingly off-the-beaten-path destinations, the number of passengers traveling on ...

A Hacketts Cove, N.S., seafood producer fears the looming introduction of Chinese tariffs could have a devastating effect on ...