Great horned owls are heading into egg-laying season just as a winter storm is forecast to bring snow, sleet and frigid temperatures.

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when communicating with ...

A new study has recommended a more holistic approach to water management in the Murray-Darling Basin. It proposes a "water-sharing" approach in which farming and conservation are integrated. The ...

Ducks evolved reverse spirals and sperm storage that give females surprising control, challenging long-held assumptions about ...

Penguins across Antarctica are breeding weeks earlier as temperatures rise, signaling rapid climate change and growing risks ...

City environments subject animals to noise, light, crowding, and fragmented habitats that subtly but powerfully reshape how they communicate.

Chicken growth is not due to hormones or steroids, but rather advanced breeding and genetics, better nutrition, veterinary ...

January marks the start of coyote mating season in Connecticut, a time when the animals become bolder and more territorial, ...

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed ...

Native trees, such as oaks, have long held a special place in our culture and countryside. Now, researchers have shown that these trees are also important to woodland birds and their offspring ...

A paper published last year in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface described a feather as a masterpiece of engineering ...