GRIMSEY ISLAND, Iceland — Puffins are in trouble. The birds have been in precipitous decline, especially since the 2000s, both in Iceland and across many of their Atlantic habitats. The potential ...

A sad day for bird lovers, conservationists, and nature in general: the Atlantic puffin and three other birds in the United Kingdom have been declared vulnerable and are steps closer to extinction.

CANNON BEACH – On a May morning, the tide flowing out, the sun shining, a man peers through binoculars at , oblivious to the dogs, kids and beachcombers passing around him. Then suddenly, he shouts to ...

A camera trap in Iceland captured video of an Atlantic puffin using a stick to scratch itself. The discovery, along with a similar observation in Wales in 2014, is the first evidence of tool use in ...