In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the ...

Researchers in Palm Desert and Mongolia are sharing conservation strategies to protect landscapes and the communities that ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

The great Indian bustard is critically endangered, but the Indian government has found a clever way of breeding the species ...

A state’s official symbols reflect its personality and values. So what matters here in Nevada? Test your knowledge of our ...

The town of Warrenton this week unanimously authorized Fauquier High School to use vulture effigies in an ... school officials and residents about the birds’ impact on both livestock and student ...

Deb Haaland: Learn from the past | Miyoko Chu: Desert birds at risk | Scott Weidensaul: Changes in migration | Clay Henderson: Bird count warnings | Rodney Siegel: The value of parks | Amy Davis ...

When one resource disappears, we all suffer. This is why we must recognize that nature is our most important ally in our fight against climate change.

When I arrived at the desert field station and stepped out onto the gravel, I was hit all at once by the heat, the quiet, and a thrilling sight: a slender jet-black bird, perched on a twisted tree.

Turkey vultures — sometimes called buzzards — are large, dark, hawklike birds with long, broad wings that often soar in groups. Vultures may have a bad reputation, especially to the uninformed, ...

Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes. Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an ...