Conservationists are racing to save the manumea, a chicken-sized bird that lives only on two Samoan islands, from extinction ...

One of the great mysteries about the rise of populism, in both the United States and Europe, is why it has benefited the political right so much more than the left. For years, American progressives ...

The holidays are in full swing, and while December is filled with celebrations, commitments, and plenty of treats, it can also be a hard time to stay active. With Minnesota’s winter settling in and ...

Find out how the shape of a bird of prey’s wings will explain why they live where they live. Can you guess where a bird of prey hunts based on the shape of its wings? Major Funding by the Laura Moore ...

One of the core tenets of the conservative legal movement over the past half-century has been that presidents should have more power. The “unitary executive theory” developed by John Yoo, then an ...

Across the United States, more parents are growing concerned as they witness a narrow religious ideology gaining influence over their children’s public schools. While some argue that inclusive school ...

There are three species of bats that eat birds. We know that because we have found feathers and other avian remains in their feces. What we didn’t know was how exactly they hunt birds, which are quite ...

Along with the annual leaf drop from deciduous trees at about the middle of October, which is hard not to notice, this time is also well known for migration. We have been seeing the migration of birds ...

Tiffany & Co. Bird on a Rock necklace set with a 12-carat tanzanite. Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. Today, the late designer likely would be surprised to learn that one of his most enduring works has ...

The discovery of bird DNA in bat poo has suggested that a handful of bat species are able to hunt migrating birds. Researchers have now obtained direct evidence that some bats do hunt birds — and even ...

For the nearly three-year-old female bat soaring into the Spanish sky in March 2023, it was just another night of striving to feed itself. But the bat’s overnight exploits were about to become the ...