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

Ornithologists at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are recruiting volunteers for Project Phoenix, a ...

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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 ...

Birders in Ithaca can expect flocks of fellow bird enthusiasts to swarm alongside the Cayuga Bird Club for the New York State ...

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” ...