Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. By Emily Anthes Every spring, more than 200,000 ...

A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. It was peak breeding session on this peninsula known for its rich marine wildlife. Usually, the salty ...

Birds across the globe independently evolved a shared warning call against parasites, blending instinct and learning in a remarkable evolutionary pattern. The finding offers a rare glimpse into how ...

A Grey-Crowned Crane, a species that originates from Africa, is perched on a tree branch at the Houston Zoo. Birds from the African Savanna, South American wetlands, and North American woodlands will ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting conservationists to think creatively about how to help. A burrowing owl chick learns to ...

This bird’s no spring chicken — but she’s procreating in her 70s! The world’s oldest known wild bird, an albatross named Wisdom, triumphantly laid her first egg in years this week at the ripe old age ...

Wisdom the Laysan albatross was banded with a red tag reading Z333 in 1956. She is now raising a newborn chick at the age of at least 74. Dan Rapp / USFWS via Friends of Midway Atoll Once a mother, ...

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Michael Tlusty is a founding member of the Wildlife Detection Partnership and co-developed the Nature Intelligence System, which assists governments in collecting more accurate wildlife data.. Andrew ...

It appears in satellite pictures like great blotches of blue and green ink; swirling, spreading, sinking into parchment paper. In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, ...

PHOENIX — Guests at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park (WWZ) in the West Valley will be able to see some new animals on their next visit, including one species that can’t be found at any ...