Scientists tried for years to understand how a hummingbird tongue and beak works. Discover the fascinating ways these tiny ...

There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar. But often, that same frantic action is used to chase other hummingbirds.

One lucky group spotted all five species of woodpeckers they could possibly hope to see on a January day: hairy, downy and ...

Explore how the vulturine guinea fowl’s striking blue and white feathers serve more than beauty. From structural coloration ...

Feathers on 37 of 45 birds-of-paradise species emit biofluorescence. The feathers absorb UV light and release it as a ...

SOFFE, NEATA LOIS Neata Lois Soffe, 96, of Goshen, NJ, passed January 5, 2026, at Cooper/Cape Regional Hospital in Cape May ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

The owl population around my place has flourished in recent years, but I have to wonder if it’s because my rodent population ...

The hoots of the great horned owl, the most common owl species in San Diego County, are something we hear throughout the year ...

Happy New Year. As we embark on 2026, here’s a brief guide to the natural year in Georgia: ...

I always am looking for patterns in nature. One pretty reliable pattern has been that Red-breasted Sapsuckers show up every ...

The researchers came across this discovery through the use of picocam, a 3D-modeling technology that Mansfield developed, ...