This year, with a bit of effort now, people could transform their garden into a picturesque Christmas card scene come ...

You can see the large white seabirds dancing, preening, feeding and raising young—though the live feed might show a dark side ...

A small bird, likely a wren, peeks out from its intricately built nest of moss and twigs. Hidden in the forest floor, the ...

In the UK, robins are more noticeable in winter due to the fact that trees and bushes lose leaves, exposing their usual ...

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When danger approaches, many creatures seem to follow the ancient proverb that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Researchers have recently been finding subtle ways that animals communicate with ...

A male blackbird (Turdus merula) guards his chicks nestled in a mossy nest. The hungry nestlings call out for food, showing a ...

Gardening during the winter is an altogether different experience compared to the summer. Throughout the warmer months you become conscious that you are part of a much wider system, with birds singing ...

As many as 25,000 free-ranging dogs roam the cold, high-altitude desert of Ladakh, India. That’s a problem for wildlife and people alike.

Recent studies have uncovered some of the clever ways our avian neighbors are making the most of the urban environment.

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem.