The concept, or perhaps conceit, of an author organizing a wealth of knowledge into a comprehensive explanation of world ...

Roberta Bondar knew that she would not be able to hear birds, let alone seen them from space, but when she really thought ...

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In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and ...

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A new photography book explores the practice of memorialising beloved beasts, from a performing elephant in Las Vegas to ...

These photos showcase some of the intricately created birds' nests found in the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, home to ...

"It's birds throughout the world that the Houston Zoo is helping to save in the wild." The first of the aviaries is the North American Woodlands exhibit, which features about 30 individuals from ...

Among his eloquent answers: “They are our last, best connection to a natural world that is otherwise ... s Year of the Bird offerings: digital content, books, Traveler magazine stories, travel ...

and North American woodlands will be at the Houston Zoo’s new “Birds of the World” exhibit which opens this Friday. The new exhibit provides fanned and shaded areas for visitors as they take ...

Despite a gloomy and rainy debut Friday morning, hundreds of visitors showed out to the Houston Zoo for the opening of its Birds of the World exhibit. Highlighting birds native to different ...

The World Center for Birds of Prey is an indoor-outdoor education center. Visitors get a chance to see all sorts of raptors, including eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons from around the world.