In modern birds, these coordinated embryonic movements are associated with tucking, a behavior controlled by the central nervous system and crucial for hatching success. Birds unable to do so ...

One of North America's largest woodpeckers: 48-53 cm long with a 76-80 cm wingspan; adults ~0.45-0.57 kg.

It's among North America's largest woodpeckers: 40-49 cm long with a 66-75 cm wingspan and ~0.25-0.40 kg mass (commonly cited in major field references).

"As a teenage girl, I found it quite inspiring." Bollywood chick flicks are the perfect accomplice to a girl’s life as they make great entertainment for sleepovers. These Bollywood chick flicks tend ...

A puffin flies onto Eastern Egg Rock with juicy sand lance for a chick. The island, six miles off Pemaquid Point, was where Project Puffin began 50 years ago. Puffins were killed off the island in the ...

In honor of Mother's Day, we're recognizing some of the iconic TV moms who have entered our living rooms over the last few decades. While some of these matriarchs are on our list because of their ...

A monumental effort is underway to save one of New Zealand’s best loved birds from extinction. Large, plump and nocturnal, the kakapo is the only parrot in the world that lives on the ground and ...