The vast majority of birds are diurnal, meaning that they are active during the day and sleep at night. Truly nocturnal ...

But the nightjar doesn’t mix well with people – you could say it ‘jars’ with us. Above all, it needs totally undisturbed land to nest on. Dúlra gets the impression that people generally understand and ...

A nocturnal bird in Australia has been so elusive that scientists long thought it was extinct. But the story of this endangered species isn't actually over.

Australia’s night parrot, once thought extinct for more than a century, has been rediscovered in Western Australia.

The greater honeyguide learned to lead humans to beehives, luring them with the promise of honey so they’d unlock the wax the ...

Scientists looked at over 180 million bird calls and compared them with satellite photos of nighttime lights. They found that ...

The Endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the rarest birds in Australia, with fewer than 20 known alive ...

The NYC Bird Alliance watches for birds that are getting lost in the lights of the 9/11 Tribute in Light. If too many birds ...

Endangered animals include blue whales, giant pandas, tigers, rhinos, and of course a lot of primates. Though endangered ...

Nathan Pieplow, author of the “Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds,” will deliver a free, illustrated lecture on The Language of Birds, 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...

I'll grant you that Hank Williams' "I'm so lonesome I could cry" is one of the best country songs ever written. Heck, it's ...

Make May the month that you go walking without digital distractions and let your senses enjoy the full-blown experience of nature ...