Conservationists analyse overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of millions of insects. Up until now, ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

As more states move to restrict foreign land ownership near military bases, questions are growing about how much American ...

There are 13 species in the genus Urocitellus of ground squirrels, most of them living in North America, with one lineage ...

The US Department of Agriculture’s announcement that New World screwworm (NWS) is in the United States serves to remind ...

California condors are making a comeback, but researchers say a surprising threat is still slowing the birds' recovery: lead ammunition.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Public Health Inspection Service has confirmed six cases of New ...

Wildlife photographer Diane Palomba noticed something strange at Long Pasture: hummingbirds nesting suspiciously close to a ...

The Maine Coonies are used to their mom bringing home kittens from here, there, and everywhere. She runs an animal rescue!

Palaeontologist Steve Brusatte's The Story of Birds offers an excellent and sometimes startling account of bird evolution, ...

The US Department of Agriculture’s announcement that New World screwworm (NWS) in the United States serves to remind Hoosiers to watch for unusual flies and/or maggots on livestock, poultry and pets.

The Portland City Council in Portland, Oregon voted to ban the sale of foie gras, which means “fatty liver” in French and ...