The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are among some of the most incredible migrating animals, traveling hundreds of miles in a single flight.

Bird Island native Jim Kahmann has penned a book full of "you can't make this up" stories from his time as an athletic trainer in minor league . His years in the minors propelled him to his days as ...

There were some colliding events that took place here at the end of November that served as a reminder of long-ago East Coast sports drama. First came the sadness of golf legend Fuzzy Zoeller’s death ...

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bird-of-paradise look as though they may take a lot of work to care for due to their size and exotic ...

Larry Bird famously guaranteed a win for the Boston Celtics against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals. He made the bold prediction after his team escaped with a 102 ...

EGREMONT — “Awws” filled the quiet woods as Ben Nickley lifted a northern saw-whet owl from a cloth bag, giving 15 spectators a look at the mysterious, tiny bird under the lantern light. “She's so ...

In the summer of 1984, two friends decided to go on a camping trip in the White Mountains. Christopher Bird, 25, and Richard B. Brunt, 39, planned to leave on a Thursday and return that weekend. But ...

For as long as I could remember, the northern goshawk had been elusive, existing just at the edge of everything. This ‘grey ghost’ haunted my imagination. In the early 1970s – which was just as I was ...

Celebrating bird beauty and diversity around the world, the Bird Photographer of the Year has released the winners and finalists chosen from more than 33,000 images entered into the competition this ...