On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was ...

The sweat was a welcome start to my run around the edges of Waikoloa village, a resort area on the Big Island of Hawaii with ...

Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night. New research shows birds wake up ready to sing, and they’ll even seek light to start their ...

The opening of the Finch West LRT on Sunday will mark the first new transit line in Toronto in more than a decade, and will introduce commuters to a kind of light-rail line the city has never seen ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?

Chris Finch is preparing for his fifth full season as coach of the Timberwolves. Christian Petersen / Getty Images Before the Minnesota Timberwolves opened training camp, coach Chris Finch gathered ...

Zebra finches can not only distinguish the full range of their species’ vocalizations but also organize them by meaning, according to a new study. The results suggest a surprising level of semantic ...

In a new study, researchers found that light pollution –– artificial light at night –– affects the circadian rhythms of zebra finches more when they are in social groups, as compared with birds who ...

Ed, the runaway zebra in Tennessee, who became the talk of the town, or rather the country, and sparked a barrage of memes has been caught after being on the loose for more than a week. Video footage ...

The zebra, which residents have named Ed, has gained a following, with memes and A.I.-generated images springing up as it continues to elude capture. By Michael Levenson An interstate has been closed.

A runaway zebra has become the talk of the town since its great escape last week. The striped equid, reportedly named "Ed," has been on the run since May 31, which is the night it escaped from its ...