Ice fishing is a longstanding tradition in Nordic countries, with competitions proving especially popular. Those competitions ...

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When you’re watching for this songbird, look out below. The Eastern towhee spends most of its time on the ground, whether ...

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Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 weirdest birds in the world.

A beach on a remote island, and home to nesting turtles, is annually overwhelmed by tonnes of plastic garbage. Christmas Island is doing what it can to help stem the never-ending tide of pollution. A ...

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and a looping flight over last year’s corn stalks. The bird’s presence feels ...