Anyone looking out the window with a cup of tea in the morning will almost immediately spot them: small birds hopping from branch to branch or feeding at bird feeders. The great tit and blue tit are ...

Move over, astrology. There’s a new way to dive into your personality: your birth month bird. Just like flowers and gems are ...

When people think about invasive species, they often conjure images of large feral pigs or Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades wreaking havoc on the environment. They’re not necessarily wrong.

White-tailed deer like those on Long Island have significantly expanded their range north into Canada in recent decades, so ...

The island of Guam has a snake problem. Though innocuous enough in appearance – slender with brownish or greenish coloration ...

Your backyard is a bustling ecosystem filled with fascinating creatures that often go unnoticed. These small animals play vital roles in maintaining balance in your garden, from pest control to ...

Visitors can contribute to citizen science and help town horticulturalist care for lotus plants that help keep water clean ...

This is the remains of a leatherback turtle that died at sea. These turtles feed on jellyfish and, as they are able to regulate their body temperature, they can follow their prey into colder waters at ...

Seeing photos of cold-stunned iguanas in Miami during a winter cold spell brought back an early memory. I was a seventh-grade ...

From iguanas to ancient dinosaurs, discover the surprising ways animals have evolved to use their tails as defense mechanisms against predators.

Quick Take Brown tree snakes are invasive in Guam, depressing populations of native wildlife by eating lizards, birds, and ...

“This is one of the oldest known four-legged animals to eat its veggies,” said Arjan Mann of the Field Museum in Chicago, a co-lead author of the study. “It shows that experimentation with herbivory ...