Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have broken up after nearly a decade together, the two announced Friday in a statement. The announcement was posted to the social media page of their joint podcast, “A Touch ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2023. It’s once again time for the Masters, and that can only mean one thing: It’s time to investigate the mystery of Augusta National Golf Club’s ...

The American Woodcock is the latest — and cutest — bird to capture the heart of Gotham. Bird lovers are flocking to Bryant Park for a glimpse of the reecnt visitor, who immediately captured their ...

Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly where agriculture ...

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes. By Catrin Einhorn Birds in the United States are not only ...

Sitting on a park bench and observing woodpeckers could be quite beneficial, as a new study has found that bird-watching may enhance cognitive function as you age. The Canadian study was published Feb ...

Counting bird species is no longer enough. To truly understand and support avian urban biodiversity, we must look beyond simple species richness to capture the functional roles, evolutionary histories ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among birds: the illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...