A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features

Far from land, across the waters of the Gulf of California, a small black seabird makes journeys that are almost impossible for humans to observe, even locals

Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say

Flight was probably more widespread in dinosaurs than previously thought. A newly identified species sheds light on how some achieved liftoff.

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The 4th World Seabird Conference took place in Hobart last month, a meeting held only once every 5 years. During the same week, BirdLife's Global Partnership

Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk

Current debates over bird names—particularly recent initiatives in North America to replace eponyms—highlight that naming is not merely a technical act of classification, but a practice embedded in hi...

OTAGO PENINSULA, Aotearoa New Zealand — Sandfly Bay was long a key nesting area for yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes), noisy, pink-footed birds that spend long days foraging at sea. But…

A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key, says science writer Helen Pilcher