Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets ...

The Alabama Forestry Commission officially designated this week a green hawthorn ( Crataegus viridis) at Red Mountain Park an Alabama Champion Tree — the largest known living specimen of its species ...

How can we monitor the cross-species transmission of avian flu? The answer is FluWarning, a digital system that reports ...

Lake Lurleen State Park sits like a well-kept secret just outside Tuscaloosa, a 1,625-acre playground where nature does the heavy lifting and your wallet stays comfortably full.

Frank Jackson State Park sprawls across 2,050 acres of south Alabama beauty like it’s showing off, yet somehow manages to stay off most people’s radar. This isn’t one of those places where you need to ...

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce new sounds. But a new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology reveals ...

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued an Emiri Decree establishing “Al Qalqali Marine Reserve” in Khorfakkan, Sharjah.The ...

Animals, too, pass on knowledge from generation to generation. This is known as animal culture.

A 30-year "snapshot study" of birds in the Pacific Northwest is showing their surprising resilience in the face of climate ...