Early last week, I was perched on a rock at Point San Bruno Park along the San Francisco Bay, watching planes land and take ...

Owls and other talon-ted species at the White Mountain Nature Center remind audiences of the importance of recycling and ...

The wandering albatross holds the record for the widest wingspan of any living bird. Found over the Southern Ocean, it can ...

Pilots can’t see it coming, and it’s hard to avoid. But severe clear-air turbulence can shake a plane ‘like King Kong.’ It’s ...

Not everyone slept in New Year’s Day after a night of celebrations to welcome 2026. At Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

The Amur falcon migration is one of the most incredible feats of endurance in the natural world. Tiny birds, with a very ...

Tiny Amur falcons tagged in India stunned scientists by flying 5,000 kilometres to Africa in days, using powerful winds and mysterious endurance strategies that researchers are still trying to ...

Local birders surveyed nine western Maine areas Dec. 14, logging 41 species and contributing data to the nation’s ...

Air travel can be stressful for many reasons. While there are ways to make the ordeal easier, there are some things you just ...

March 1944. Captain Bud Anderson leads the 357th Fighter Group in his iconic P-51 “Old Crow,” facing relentless German fighters and deadly skies over Europe. From tragic mid-air collisions to his ...

The purple gallinule, native to the Caribbean, landed in Houlton but was fatally injured by the cold. Several off-course ...