Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations.

The birds, famous for their distinctive "poor, bob-white" morning calls, had nearly vanished from Maryland after declining ...

Sue Tomte has identified a remarkable gull phenomenon. Between August and November, about 2,000 to 4,000 gulls land on Fish ...

Jason Weckstein cranks open one lane of the massive movable storage unit holding one of the world’s 10 largest collections of ...

Ornithologists are seeking volunteers in California, Oregon and Washington for Project Phoenix, a multiyear project exploring ...

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 2004 to 2024 to assess ...

A male northern parula perches on a tree branch. Note the black and chestnut band across the chest. Females often lack this ...

Your backyard may be a place of peace, play, and plant life—but some of that greenery could be more dangerous than it looks.

W. Atlee Burpee is a name that many gardeners will recognize quickly, and a name that all gardeners should know. The “W” ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Jam-packed with waterfalls tumbling through dramatic gorges, the vibrant college town of Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes ...