Ever since a deadly strain of avian influenza, H5N1, killed some 17,000 southern elephant seal pups on South American coastlines in 2023 and 2024, researchers and public officials have kept an ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several ...

Strong, healthy and newly weaned from her mom on February 18, the plump elephant seal pup on the beach at Año Nuevo State ...

Outbreak in Año Nuevo State Park has prompted officials to cancel the park’s popular seal-watching tours for the remainder of ...

DEAR ELLEN: The peppered bird seed is perfectly safe for our avian friends, but rodents really don’t like it. Most don’t even have to sample it — the aroma often does the trick. You can make your own ...

Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be ...

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life ...

Hummingbirds are fascinating little birds found all over the Americas. They are known for their beautiful colors, aerial ...

The children, two by two, walked into the woods solemnly, the hurricane lamp swinging, the light vanishing and then returning ...

Deadly bird flu found in California elephant seals for the first time: H5N1 bird flu confirmed in California elephant seals for the first time, bringing the same virus that killed more than 17,000 in ...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 — Increased crocodile sightings in urban areas across Sabah, including Kota Kinabalu, do not indicate a ...

Steel pan virtuosity, synth-pop icons, Godzilla classics, dance, film festivals, author talks, and food events—here’s what’s happening around the Hudson Valley this March.