The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

Driving on Vermont’s interstate highways in winter, I often notice large hawks perched in trees on woodland edges at regular intervals along the road. With the stark landscape providing better ...

Driving on Vermont’s Interstate highways in winter, I often notice large hawks perched in trees on woodland edges at regular ...

These social birds can create a racket when they feel so inclined, and their clownish ways are sure to draw attention. Although their large beaks can be intimidating ... medium-sized parrots that get ...

Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 – Original / License The ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) is a bird with a tail typically measuring three feet, sometimes even a few inches longer.

Pete Short, RSPB Humber Estuary reserves manager, said seeing the orangey-brown, long-tailed birds at the reserve was a "special nature spectacle". In 1948, the English population of bearded tits ...

“At Solasiramani village in Namakkal, I watched a snake glide through the water to catch its prey — Eurasian moorhen and pheasant-tailed jacana. The birds, sensing danger, took off. I spotted ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys ...

Evolutionary theory predicts that young animals are at odds with their parents: nestlings prefer to stick around for as long as possible to make the most of resources from their parents, whereas ...

An additional defendant, believed to be the lead orchestrator, remains at large and is thought to be in China. The defendants face multiple charges, including conspiracy, smuggling, and breaking ...