If something exists in nature, there is most likely a very good reason for it. While there are exceptions, many features ...

Take a peek into the always entertaining lives of birds, from intimate moments with mates to fierce fights for territory.

The crippling snow and ice storm that swept through our region last weekend coupled with record freezing temperatures ...

The idea sounded sensible at the time. Sugar plantations were losing money to rats, who were chewing through crops and ...

Bird retinas survive without oxygen by burning sugar scientists solve 300 year mystery that could help treat human strokes.

Biologists have finally solved a centuries-old mystery regarding how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite ...

Deep in the forest, I noticed movement high above—and there he was. A black stork, one of Europe's most elusive birds, was ...

As temperatures drop across Central Florida, the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford is implementing winter safety protocols to ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

There are purple finches, goldfinches showing no yellow plumage and some nuthatches that hit and run off with each seed. Mourning doves seek ground fallout, although they occasionally try to land on ...

While filming in the forest, I spotted a woodpecker feeding its chick inside a tree cavity. The parent kept returning with food, showing amazing patience. It was incredible how closely I could watch ...